by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:38 AM 4:30 PM 9 hours and 52 minutes Unusually warm, “retro-summer” weather lingered over the region on this date in 1996, making it quite pleasant to complete a few last minute details for winter preparation. Thermometers topped out at 68 in West Burke...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:39 AM 4:29 PM 9 hours and 50 minutes One of my favorite weather sayings comes along at this time each year. “If ice in November will bear a duck, nothing comes after but sleet and muck”, meaning that cold weather this early in the season will be balanced by warmer...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:41 AM 4:28 PM 9 hours and 47 minutes The European continent knew late spells of warmth that melted the early frosts and snows as St. Martin’s Summer. Although St. Martin’s Day, or Martinmas, occurs specifically on the 11th, the name became synonymous with the mild...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:42 AM 4:26 PM 9 hours and 44 minutes A heavy, wet snow storm on this date, November 12th, in 1968 brought 6 to 12 inches in many valleys, while 12 to 24 inches was common on the mountains. Readsboro measured 12 inches, and 11 inches had to be shoveled in St. Albans....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 5:46 PM 10 hours and 24 minutes October of 1965 was a cold one, starting with some snow over the far north on the 3rd, and near record cold on the 6th and 7th. A more widespread snowfall occurred on this date in 1965, when most valleys saw a dusting, Newport...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:43 AM 4:25 PM 9 hours and 42 minutes Controlling the weather has been the subject of many discussions as to its merit. Cloud seeding had its beginnings on this date in 1946 over the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Scientists from General Electric led by Dr. Irving...
