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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:02 AM 5:07 PM 10 hours and 5 minutes On this date in 1855 severe cold was gripping the region. In Randolph, VT on the 6th the temperature ranged from -25 to a high of -18, while Hanover, NH had a mean temperature of 19 degrees below zero. By the following morning...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:26 AM 4:27 PM 9 hours and 1 minutes It was on this date in 1856 that the only significant snowfall of the month occurred, and less than 6 inches in northern Vermont and New Hampshire, ranging closer to a foot along the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border according to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:28 PM 9 hours and 3 minutes Some January thaws feature a gentle breeze and pleasant spells of sunshine, as was the case on this date in 1936, thermometers reaching the 50s. But on this same date in 1841, the Connecticut river was choked with broken ice and...
