by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 25 minutes On this date in 1903, the first rain in nearly 9 weeks fell, continuing for 4 days with about an inch of total rainfall. In many locations, including Burlington, no rain fell at all in the month of May. The dry weather sparked...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:29 PM 15 hours and 21 minutes It’s early to think of the blistering heat of mid-summer, but that’s exactly what was happening on this date in 1919. Thermometers soared to 100 degrees in Cavendish, and topped out at 101 in St. Johnsbury, the highest ever...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:39 AM 7:57 PM 14 hours and 18 minutes The coldest weather region wide in May occurred on this date in 1966. Widespread frost and freezing temperatures set spring back, though a cool April made sure that the vegetation was not too far advanced. 24 in Burlington was...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:00 PM 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage, resulting in $30 million in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:37 AM 7:58 PM 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather discouraged resident of Lancaster,...
