by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:52 AM 7:04 PM 12 hours and 12 minutes Fourteen years ago, March 2012 was the warmest on record for most locations. The warmest First Day of Spring saw thermometers climb to 80 or more, the earliest it has reached 80 degrees on modern record. Global warming? Perhaps,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:10 AM 6:51 PM 11 hours and 41 minutes The first heavy rains and thawing temperatures began the floods of 1936 on this date. Over 2 inches fell through most of northern New England, including 3.25 inches in Cavendish. Deep snow cover of 2 to 4 feet began to melt,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:08 AM 6:53 PM 11 hours and 45 minutes The Blizzard of 1888 raged region wide on this date. A general fall of 2 to 4 feet of snow was whipped by north to northeast gales into snow drifts of 10 to 15 feet, while temperatures headed down to the single digits during the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:53 AM 7:03 PM 12 hours and 10 minutes Like something out of modern-day politics, the election of Thomas Jefferson in March 1801, the first change in party leadership in the U.S., became a scapegoat, blaming Jefferson for the floodwaters cresting across northern New...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:57 AM 5:13 PM 10 hours and 16 minutes Weather patterns that create extreme periods of deep cold and snow, frequently demonstrate tremendous reversals, leading to the opposite extremes of warmth. Their timing can result in hazardous, damaging weather events. A prime...
