by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:34 AM 6:53 PM 12 hours and 19 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:53 AM 6:24 PM 11 hours and 31 minutes Going back 60 years ago, to 1965, following some unseasonably hot weather in late September, the weather turned shockingly winter-like. Temperatures remained in the 30s, while snow dusted the ground. The timing was right in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:35 AM 6:51 PM 12 hours and 16 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:54 AM 6:22 PM 11 hours and 28 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:18 AM 7:19 PM 13 hours and 1 minutes An early frost snuck in under the cover of night on this date in 1963, re-writing a few entries in the record books, and ending the growing season a little earlier than some gardeners had planned. Thermometers stayed above...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:19 AM 7:17 PM 12 hours and 58 minutes September is the most active month in the tropics. The remnants of a tropical storm made it into the weather records on this date in 1979. Former Hurricane David brought gusty winds of 50 mph, and heavy rains, greatest in the...
