by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:12 AM 7:28 PM 13 hours and 16 minutes Until this past April, the last total eclipse of the sun to cross Vermont occurred on this date in 1932. The center of the eclipse dropped southeast from Quebec, through the Northeast Kingdom, over the White Mountains and to the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:17 AM 7:21 PM 13 hours and 4 minutes One of the earlier records of weather in Vermont is that of General Martin’s field notes. David Ludlum’s “Vermont Weather Book” notes that in this date in 1828, General Martin indicated 9.7 inches of rain from the 2nd to the 4th,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:10 AM 7:32 PM 13 hours and 22 minutes The second of three tropical weather systems was sweeping across the region on this date in 1893. Taking a track from Lake Ontario to Montreal to northern Maine, the passage of the storm to the north limited rainfall, although...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:11 AM 7:30 PM 13 hours and 19 minutes On this date in 1965 a tremendous early season cold spell was underway. Blustery northwest winds brought cold air to the mountains first, with a dusting of snow on Mt. Mansfield, and 2.5 inches of snow on Mt. Washington, a...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:14 AM 7:25 PM 13 hours and 11 minutes On this date in 1967, cold air was putting an end to gardens in the colder mountain valleys in the north. Bristol, VT reported 32, West Burke dropped to 30, and Grafton, NH bottomed out at 29. The coldest report came from North...
