by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:13 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 23 minutes Beware the “Blackberry Frost”. And just what is a blackberry frost? In some of those cold hollows which have earned their reputation, even early July is not exempt from frost. On this date in 1962, West Burke, VT dropped to 29...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:15 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 21 minutes Early residents of the region were shocked by waking up to frost on this date in 1816, the infamous Year Without a Summer! Following snow in early June, summer weather returned, with a heat wave at the end of the month, but on...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:20 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 12 minutes Blistering heat was the story on this date, thirty years ago, in 1995. Following a very hot June, July topped that performance. The high temperatures reached the upper 90s to near 100, Burlington tying its record for the hottest...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:24 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 4 minutes Dusting off the records books on this date in 1850, heavy rains caused serious flooding through southern and southwestern Vermont, into the Berkshires of Massachusetts. A tropical storm tracking north from Chesapeake Bay into...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:18 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 15 minutes Some of July’s coldest weather took place on this date in 1898. Strong high pressure dropping south from Canada raised the barometric reading to 30.50 inches in Brattleboro. Early morning temperatures included 36 in St....
