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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:29 PM 9 hours and 4 minutes Over a quarter century ago, Vermont’s most severe ice storm in history was underway on this date, in 1998. By the time it was over, 2 to 5 inches of ice throughout the Champlain Valley, and at elevations between 1600 and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:30 PM 9 hours and 5 minutes On this date in 1866, Craftsbury, VT finally rose above zero for the first time in 6 days. A push of arctic air arrived on the night of the 4th, but rather than extremely low numbers, this frigid spell was notable for its...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:31 PM 9 hours and 6 minutes One of the most intense cold waves on modern record was in progress on this date in 1968. Subzero temperatures stretched over 5 consecutive days in Burlington resulting in the earliest freezing over of Lake Champlain on record. A...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:24 AM 4:33 PM 9 hours and 9 minutes The 10th and 11th of January, 1859 were among the coldest days of the 19th century. The temperature on the UVM campus on Professor Petty’s thermometer read -26 at 2 PM, and the intensity of the cold held thermometers below zero...
