by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:15 AM 4:50 PM 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, VT and 20 inches in Hanover, NH....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:14 AM 4:52 PM 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 winds were blowing a fresh foot of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 4:53 PM 9 hours and 40 minutes It seems we often dive far back into the record books to find interesting or extreme weather, but recent decades have had their share, including 1998’s ice storm, the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 2007, and on this date in 1994,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:12 AM 4:55 PM 9 hours and 43 minutes 1844 featured a week of bitter cold weather from the 25th to February 1st, perhaps the longest of the 19th century. Minimum temperatures in Randolph, VT were -6, -26, -36, -42, -34, -32, -35, and -32. The morning of the 28th was...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:11 AM 4:56 PM 9 hours and 45 minutes Following 1816’s Year Without A Summer, the fall was mild, lasting into early January, 1817. But starting mid-month, cold and snowy weather began a six week siege that would make February of 1817 one of the hardest winter months...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:10 AM 4:57 PM 9 hours and 47 minutes One to two feet of snow blanketed the region on this date in 1990, the second storm in a week, after a very mild start to the month resulting in a very thin snow cover on the hills, and much bare ground in the valleys. The snow...
