by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:21 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours 1 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 thickest...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours 1 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 the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours 1 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 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours 1 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 spring....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:11 AM 4:11 PM 9 hours 1 minutes A very warm spell was just ending here on the eve of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on this date in 1941. Burlington set its December record of 67 on the 5th, while St. Johnsbury was 52 on the 6th. Light rain fell, and was remembered by...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:15 PM 8 hours 1 minutes Six 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 flooding along...
