by FLEK Admin | Jan 26, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:14 AM Sunset: 4:52 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 38 minutes We often speak of the Blizzard of 1888 as one of the worst snowstorms in New England’s history, but there were actually two blizzards in an otherwise mild winter. On this date in 1888, northwest...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 25, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:15 AM Sunset: 4:50 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 35 minutes Snow was falling fast and thick on January 25th, 1836. The second heavy storm of a snowy month, it brought a general snowfall of a foot and a half to most valleys, including 18 inches in Randolph,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 24, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:16 AM Sunset: 4:49 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 33 minutes On this date in 1857, following a day where temperatures did not rise above –16 in Burlington and –23 in Craftsbury, readings reached their lowest figures of the 19th century. Lancaster, NH...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 23, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:17 AM Sunset: 4:48 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 31 minutes During the coldest month of the 19th century, January, 1857, the 23rd ranks as the coldest day. The temperature in Burlington was -30 to start the morning, equal to their modern record, and only...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 22, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:18 AM Sunset: 4:46 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 28 minutes Going way back in the records, we find on this date in 1906 we were in the midst of a tremendous January thaw. Temperatures reached the 50s and 60s from the 20th to the 23rd, Burlington reaching 59...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 21, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:19 AM Sunset: 4:45 PM Length of day: 9 hours and 26 minutes January thaws are always a mixed blessing. Naturally the skiers don’t find as much pleasure and delight as they would with a fresh foot of powder, and as our recent thaw demonstrated, rain...
