by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 11 minutes It is St. Swithin’s Day – whom some have coined as the Patron Saint of weather people due to the weather saying associated with him – “If it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain 40 days more”. Legend has it that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:16 AM 8:35 PM 15 hours and 19 minutes Widespread severe weather pounded the region on this date in 2007. Damaging thunderstorm winds in many towns along the I-89 corridor. Hail the size of tennis balls in Duxbury, VT. 4 inches of rain in Waterbury Center, VT with...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:30 PM 15 hours and 8 minutes Very dry and very warm weather was testing many wells on this date, in 1966. Long-term drought is a rarity in New England, but from 1961 through 1966, precipitation was well below normal. Adding to the stress was a stretch of 26...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:31 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes On this date in 1997 the sun came out to reveal a scene of terrible destruction. St. Swithin’s Day rains severely flooded portions of northwestern Vermont, particularly the community of Montgomery Center. 6 to 8 inches of rain...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:19 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes July of 1962 continued its frenetic behavior on this date with heavy rains from thunderstorms. Scattered frost on the 6th was followed just a few days later by tornadoes near Chester, Weathersfield, and Springfield on the 9th....
