by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:38 PM 13 hours and 36 minutes Almost 30 years ago, April of 1996 was a very snowy one across the higher elevations of New York and northern New England. On this date Peru, VT watched another seven inches of snow pile up, with 15 inches at the base lodge at...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:00 AM 7:40 PM 13 hours and 40 minutes A rare April heat wave was climaxing on this date during the Bicentennial year of the United States, 1976. Thermometers reached mid-summer levels, including 90 degrees in Montpelier and St. Johnsbury, 91 in Burlington, and 97 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:58 AM 7:41 PM 13 hours and 43 minutes Spring is obviously not a smooth progression forward, but is fraught with set backs, such as the heavy, wet snowstorm that hit on this date in 1953. Most lower elevations experienced a cold rain, while the higher elevations...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:57 AM 7:42 PM 13 hours and 45 minutes Spring appeared to be well underway on this date, in 1993. Temperatures reached the 60s in most places just ahead of a cold front. By evening, rain had turned to snow in the Adirondacks. While mild rains fell in Vermont, 19...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:55 AM 7:43 PM 13 hours and 48 minutes Today is Earth Day, an event dating back to the 1970s. Thinking about the phrase, “think globally, act locally” I like to use this date to do a little hands-on work. Though the challenge varies widely through our region, I...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:54 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 50 minutes On this day in 1996, it was raining. Of course that isn’t exciting in and of itself, but the month of April, 21 years ago, was the wettest ever on a state-wide basis. A cold, wet backwards spring featured some 6 to 9...
