by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:10 AM 7:32 PM 13 hours 1 minutes The second of three tropical weather systems was sweeping across the region on this date in 1893. Taking a track from Lake Ontario to Montreal to northern Maine, the passage of the storm to the north limited rainfall, although...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:29 AM 7:01 PM 12 hours 1 minutes A tremendously cold blast of arrived on this date in 1859, with snow squalls noted in Franklin Fairbanks weather records. The temperature fell to 31 degrees by 9 PM that evening. In the Connecticut River valley, Lunenburg saw the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:11 AM 7:30 PM 13 hours 1 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 record for...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:30 AM 6:59 PM 12 hours 1 minutes A late-season heat-wave from the 15th to the 17th produced mid-summer heat across New England on this date in 1939. East Barnet, VT was baked by afternoon temperatures of 96, St. Johnsbury topped out at 95, while Burlington’s record...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:12 AM 7:28 PM 13 hours 1 minutes Until this past April, the last total eclipse of the sun to cross Vermont occurred on this date in 1932. The center of the eclipse dropped southeast from Quebec, through the Northeast Kingdom, over the White Mountains and to the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
6:14 AM 7:25 PM 13 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1967, cold air was putting an end to gardens in the colder mountain valleys in the north. Bristol, VT reported 32, West Burke dropped to 30, and Grafton, NH bottomed out at 29. The coldest report came from North...
