by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:09 AM 6:01 PM 10 hours and 52 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation. This changed rain to snow through out...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:10 AM 6:00 PM 10 hours and 50 minutes One of October’s longest and warmest spells of Gossamer Summer was drawing to a hazy, stagnant close on this date in 1947. For the fourth day in a row, the thermometer reached or exceeded 80 degrees in Burlington, with figures...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:12 AM 5:58 PM 10 hours and 46 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches was common through most of Vermont,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 5:56 PM 10 hours and 43 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the hills of Connecticut and Rhode...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:14 AM 5:55 PM 10 hours and 41 minutes The last part of October is not a stranger to the first true snow storms of the year. They rarely stay just yet, but they make quite an impression. Over a half century ago on this date, in 1969, winter started early with a...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:15 AM 5:53 PM 10 hours and 38 minutes An unusually heavy snowstorm on the 18th of October 1783 leaving over a foot of snow in the mountains, combined with heavy rains on this date in 1783 to produce a flood due to the melting snow, the worst flood experienced by...
