by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:01 AM 6:11 PM 11 hours and 10 minutes Columbus landed in what is now the Bahamas on this date in 1492, and I wanted to note his meteorological connections, as he was the first European to write about a storm, known to the Guatemalan natives as a god called Hunrakan....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:03 AM 6:10 PM 11 hours and 7 minutes The third in a series of early season snowfalls took place on this date in 1836, bringing snow all the way down into the valleys after the first two just dusted the mountains. Residents of Hanover, NH awoke to three inches of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:44 AM 6:37 PM 11 hours and 53 minutes It was on this date in 1836 that snow was noted on the tops of the mountains of extreme southern Vermont. The temperature in the valley at Bennington registered 34, while an observer in Williamstown, MA, just two miles south of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:46 AM 6:35 PM 11 hours and 49 minutes On this date in 1844, a rather early start to the winter startled residents. Several inches of snow fell over higher elevations of the northeast from Pennsylvania to Maine. 6 inches was noted in Wheelock, VT, in the heart of the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:47 AM 6:33 PM 11 hours and 46 minutes By the end of September, the weather records of interest are often those of cold and snow, which might sound discouraging. However, there is little interest in making much of a fuss over a spell of days with temperatures in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:48 AM 6:31 PM 11 hours and 43 minutes On this date in 1947 a cold front lie across northern parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, limiting temperatures to the mid 40s to mid 50s. However thermometers headed for 80 in southern areas, reaching a maximum of 89...
