by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:47 AM 5:22 PM 10 hours and 35 minutes Classic New England snow storms are often measured against the tremendous storm that struck all of New England on this date in 1958. As a storm, it wasn’t until 1993 that winter storm brought a foot or more of snow from...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:45 AM 5:24 PM 10 hours and 39 minutes The biggest storm of a snowy February came to an end on this date in 1952. The snowfall of 28 inches in Northfield brought snow levels to 40 inches on the ground. In the southern Green Mountains snow depths of 4 feet were...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 5:03 PM 9 hours and 57 minutes We were in the midst of a very long siege of cold weather during the first week of February, 1961. Starting on January 10th, and continuing through February 9th, West Burke, VT’s thermometer dropped below zero, a solid 31...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:05 AM 5:04 PM 9 hours and 59 minutes On this date in 1869, a heavy snow storm dumped 19 inches in Stratford, NH, and 22 inches in Craftsbury, VT. Thunderstorms reported in Hillsboro Co., NH at Antrim and Goffstown. Snow depths were raised to 4 to 5 feet through most...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:03 AM 5:06 PM 10 hours and 3 minutes This is the date when Lake Champlain freezes over, using averages that extend back to 1816, though the lake does not freeze completely every winter. The colder weather of the 19th century, and the more meticulous observations of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 4:45 PM 9 hours and 26 minutes January thaws are always a mixed blessing. Naturally the skiers don’t find as much pleasure and delight as they would with a fresh foot of powder, and as our recent thaw demonstrated, rain following cold weather can lead to icy...
