by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 6:05 PM 10 hours 1 minutes Many birds are on the wing this time of year, as insect-eaters are finding the pickings becoming more scarce. Yellow-rumped warblers are joined by song sparrows, flickers, woodcocks, killdeer and bluebirds. Robins may be flocking,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:08 AM 6:03 PM 10 hours 1 minutes “Early winter is surely winter” as the old adage goes. A British-led Mohawk raiding party attacked Royalton, VT on this date in 1780, with mid-winter conditions, including 8 inches of snow on the ground. Although the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:09 AM 6:01 PM 10 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation. This changed rain to snow through out most...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:10 AM 6:00 PM 10 hours 1 minutes One of October’s longest and warmest spells of Gossamer Summer was drawing to a hazy, stagnant close on this date in 1947. For the fourth day in a row, the thermometer reached or exceeded 80 degrees in Burlington, with figures of 84,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:12 AM 5:58 PM 10 hours 1 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches was common through most of Vermont, but...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 5:56 PM 10 hours 1 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the hills of Connecticut and Rhode Island,...
