by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:41 AM 5:28 PM 10 hours and 47 minutes The longest siege of arctic weather on modern records finally ended on this date in 1979. West Burke and Enosburg Falls recorded 18 straight mornings of below zero temperatures, dropping as low as -37 in West Burke, and -38 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:39 AM 5:29 PM 10 hours and 50 minutes 45 years ago on this date, in 1981, temperatures were reaching the 50s and 60s during the longest, warmest spell of weather ever recorded in February. This date marked the pinnacle of the warmth, with record high temperatures...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:37 AM 5:30 PM 10 hours and 53 minutes On this date in 1972, following a fierce snowstorm which reached blizzard proportions on the 20th, dropping some 12 to 18 inches of snow, a late-season spell of arctic cold gripped the north country. Readings plunged to -34 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:36 AM 5:32 PM 10 hours and 56 minutes By the last week of February, arctic blasts become less and less common as the sun gains in strength daily. However cold weather was relentless during February of 1914. And the coldest weather waited until this date in 1914,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:34 AM 5:33 PM 10 hours and 59 minutes An interesting weather note is found in the records for this date in 1936. 3 inches of brown, dirty snow had fallen from the sky as noted in a St. Johnsbury diary, most likely due to dust storms in the Great Plains. While...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:57 AM 5:13 PM 10 hours and 16 minutes Weather patterns that create extreme periods of deep cold and snow, frequently demonstrate tremendous reversals, leading to the opposite extremes of warmth. Their timing can result in hazardous, damaging weather events. A prime...
