by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 27 minutes Tornadoes are a rare part of the variety of weather that makes it so interesting here, but they do occur. A note from John Hayward’s “A Gazatteer of Vermont” indicates on this date in 1833, a tornado tracked from Salem Pond in...
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
5:22 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
5:07 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes A tremendous hailstorm occurred on this date in 1906. Following some frosty weather 10 days before, thunderstorms in Chelsea, VT produced a swath of hail about 1 mile wide and 10 miles long. In places the hail piled upwards of 1...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes On this date in 1988, following record heat in the middle of the month, cold air sent the mercury down into the 30s, setting a record low in Montpelier at 39. Elsewhere it dropped to 36 in Morrisville, 35 in Chelsea, and chilly...
