by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:25 AM 8:09 PM 14 hours and 44 minutes A series of white frosts began on this date over two centuries ago, in 1816, a prelude to the infamous “Year Without A Summer”. The weather up until May had been progressing normally, even including temperatures in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:27 AM 8:07 PM 14 hours and 40 minutes You might want to be careful, or at least consider the following, when locating your thermometer. The standard height for observing the temperature is five feet, but in a study done at UVM a number of years ago, temperatures...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:13 PM 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South Hero. This started a long stretch of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:12 PM 14 hours and 50 minutes Early season heat was toasting the region on this date in 1932. St. Johnsbury topped out at a record 91 degrees, while the cool waters of Lake Champlain held Burlington to 88, also a record for the date. In typical May fashion,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:26 AM 8:08 PM 14 hours and 42 minutes Severe weather is not common across our region at any time of year, and when it does occur it’s most likely to be in mid-summer. But on this date in 1866, a powerful thunderstorm unleashed a tornado on the small village of...
