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,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:33 AM 6:55 PM 12 hours 1 minutes There are many notes of very smokey air throughout New England from the 10th to the 18th of September in 1908. Forest fires in Canada sent a great deal of smoke south on prevailing northwest winds. Extremely dry weather that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:54 AM 6:22 PM 11 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1836, a cold weather pattern had settled into the northeast. The second of three early snows fell, focused mostly on southern New York and northern Pennsylvania where up to 26 inches fell. Vermont’s peaks were coated...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:34 AM 6:53 PM 12 hours 1 minutes General Martin Field, who compiled weather records over many years from Newfane, VT, noted on this date in 1827, heavy rains began, and when they let up on the 21st, 8 inches of rain had fallen. Considering the time of year, it is...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:35 AM 6:51 PM 12 hours 1 minutes Tornadoes are rare enough here, but on this date in 1845, a tremendous tornado developed near Rochester, NY and churned east across the Adirondacks, finishing this trek as a water spout over Lake Champlain, crossing just south of...
