by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:18 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Long before the term Global Warming had been coined, residents of the north country were basking in the warmest weather so late in the season on this date in 1901. Burlington’s high of 63 set the record for wamth so late in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 53 minutes The first of three strong storms to batter New England occurred on this date in 1839, and become one of the worst snowstorms of the 19th century. Strong winds created deep drifts blocking trains and all forms of travel. Hanover,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:05 AM 4:13 PM 9 hours and 8 minutes This month’s weather not withstanding, snow often arrives to stay in late November or early December. It was on this date in 1842 that a storm swept up the east coast in classic fashion, with a foot or more of snow in interior New...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 4:13 PM 9 hours and 7 minutes On this date just over 50 years ago, in 1972, a moderate snowstorm began a snowy week, with a second storm following 3 days later. Totals included 15 inches in Lebanon, NH, 16 inches in St. Johnsbury, VT and Woodstock, NH, and 19...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:07 AM 4:12 PM 9 hours and 5 minutes December does not get all of its precipitation as snow. The long-term averages show that Burlington and St. Johnsbury get 75% as snow, while Brattleboro, VT and Concord, NH average about 50% snow and 50% rain. Of course a snowy...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:49 AM 4:22 PM 9 hours and 33 minutes In the wake of an early season snowstorm on this date in 1972, thermometers plunged to mid-winter depths. Woodstock and Morrisville, VT sank to 2 degrees, while Northfield bottomed out at zero. A second surge of arctic air a week...
