by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:58 AM 5:11 PM 10 hours and 13 minutes On this date in 1969, heavy snow was piling up, driven by strong winds, the first of two tremendous snowstorms that month. 20 inches was measured in Bethlehem and Rumney, NH, while Vernon, VT had to dig out of 23 and a half...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:15 AM 4:50 PM 9 hours and 35 minutes Snow was falling fast and thick on January 25th, 1836. The second heavy storm of a snowy month, it brought a general snowfall of a foot and a half to most valleys, including 18 inches in Randolph, VT and 20 inches in Hanover, NH....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:14 AM 4:52 PM 9 hours and 38 minutes We often speak of the Blizzard of 1888 as one of the worst snowstorms in New England’s history, but there were actually two blizzards in an otherwise mild winter. On this date in 1888, northwest winds were blowing a fresh foot of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 4:53 PM 9 hours and 40 minutes It seems we often dive far back into the record books to find interesting or extreme weather, but recent decades have had their share, including 1998’s ice storm, the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 2007, and on this date in 1994,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:24 AM 4:34 PM 9 hours and 10 minutes A warm, thawing rain melted a very thin covering of snow on this date in 1980, delaying the arrival of steady snow cover until the 20th, the latest on modern records. Record temperatures for this date include 52 in Montpelier, 54...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:24 AM 4:35 PM 9 hours and 11 minutes It was on this date in 1968, that the longest deep freeze on modern record began to let up. Many communities in northern New England and NY, and across southern Quebec went above zero for the first time in 5 days, including West...
