by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes December’s long nights, and short days with a meager sun even on the sunniest of days means that spells of cold weather become increasingly common. One of the earliest extended spells of cold weather was at its worst on this date...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:21 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes December is often on the edge of linger warmth and fresh batches of cold arctic air. Such was the case in 1961 on this date, when a very heavy mix of snow and freezing rain caused wide-spread power outages. The cold air was...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours and 51 minutes 1998 featured the warmest December of record for most locations in northern New England, yet that year on this date, Burlington set a snowfall record! Low pressure tracking up the east coast gave a quick 5 to 10 inches of snow to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes A winter solstice deep freeze was underway on this date in 1955. Three consecutive mornings from the 21st to the 23rd brought record low temperatures state wide. Burlington and Montpelier both bottomed out at –22°F, Montpelier’s...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours and 51 minutes The word solstice comes from the Latin, meaning “sun standing still”, and so it appears along the southwest horizon. In only a few days the sun will begin to creep back toward the north, setting due west on the first day of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:15 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes Seven years ago on this date, 2018 experienced a “solstice thaw”, with 1 to 2 inches of rain, plus an additional 1 to 3 inches of melting snow, breaking up early ice on the rivers, and resulting in significant...
