by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:52 AM 4:19 PM 9 hours and 27 minutes There’s hope yet for some warm weather, at least if the recent past is any indication. On this date in 1991, folks were enjoying a last walk or jog in T-shirts and shorts, or putting the gardens to bed. Burlington’s record high...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:11 AM 4:11 PM 9 hours and 0 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 FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:54 AM 4:18 PM 9 hours and 24 minutes Though much of Vermont and New Hampshire were still wilderness in the late 1700’s, early pioneers regarded the snow storm that occurred on this date in 1798 as one of the worst. 30 inches were measured in Hanover, NH at Dartmouth...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:55 AM 4:17 PM 9 hours and 22 minutes Though most interesting weather events focus more and more on snow and cold, there are still notable warm spells in late November, though none as prolonged as the Gossamer Summer that lingered nearly a week at this time in 1931....
