by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours and 51 minutes The word solstice comes from the Latin, meaning “sun standing still”, and so it appears along the southwest horizon. In only a few days the sun will begin to creep back toward the north, setting due west on the first day of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:15 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes Seven years ago on this date, 2018 experienced a “solstice thaw”, with 1 to 2 inches of rain, plus an additional 1 to 3 inches of melting snow, breaking up early ice on the rivers, and resulting in significant...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:54 AM 4:18 PM 9 hours and 24 minutes Though much of Vermont and New Hampshire were still wilderness in the late 1700’s, early pioneers regarded the snow storm that occurred on this date in 1798 as one of the worst. 30 inches were measured in Hanover, NH at Dartmouth...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:55 AM 4:17 PM 9 hours and 22 minutes Though most interesting weather events focus more and more on snow and cold, there are still notable warm spells in late November, though none as prolonged as the Gossamer Summer that lingered nearly a week at this time in 1931....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:56 AM 4:17 PM 9 hours and 21 minutes Brutal early season cold arrived on Thanksgiving of 2018, with thermometers reaching their coldest readings so early in the season on this date. Following record cold daylight on the 22nd, Saint Johnsbury dropped to 6 below zero,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:58 AM 4:16 PM 9 hours and 18 minutes On this date in 1989 record cold swept in the day after Thanksgiving to begin the coldest spell of weather on modern records. St. Johnsbury set a record at 6 below zero, while Concord, NH was close behind with -5. The coldest...
