by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:42 AM 6:40 PM 11 hours and 58 minutes If there ever was a year famous in New England weather annals, it is that of 1816. And in that year on this date, the final straw came in the form of severe cold, lasting from the 26th through the 29th, with frost throughout New...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:43 AM 6:38 PM 11 hours and 55 minutes On this date in 1947 much of the northeast shivered with the coldest weather so early in the season. In the normally mild Champlain Valley, Burlington was a record 27, St. Johnsbury falling to 22. But the mountain valleys fell...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:44 AM 6:37 PM 11 hours and 53 minutes It was on this date in 1836 that snow was noted on the tops of the mountains of extreme southern Vermont. The temperature in the valley at Bennington registered 34, while an observer in Williamstown, MA, just two miles south of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:46 AM 6:35 PM 11 hours and 49 minutes On this date in 1844, a rather early start to the winter startled residents. Several inches of snow fell over higher elevations of the northeast from Pennsylvania to Maine. 6 inches was noted in Wheelock, VT, in the heart of the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:47 AM 6:33 PM 11 hours and 46 minutes By the end of September, the weather records of interest are often those of cold and snow, which might sound discouraging. However, there is little interest in making much of a fuss over a spell of days with temperatures in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 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...
