by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:47 AM 8:04 PM 14 hours and 17 minutes One of the most torrid spells of summer weather was underway on this date in 1944. Temperatures in most valleys locations topped 90 degrees for a solid week, peaking on the 11th, when Burlington recorded its highest temperature...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:51 AM 7:58 PM 14 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1955 the rains kept coming and coming. It was the remnants of Hurricane Connie, whose dying center was tracking through Pennsylvania into western New York. As the rains finally ended, three day totals ranged from...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 42 minutes During that infamous Summer of 1816, referred to as the “year without a summer”, a sharp cold front on the 21st brought frost to parts of northern and central New England. Thermometers where not common, nor were there any...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:57 AM 7:50 PM 13 hours and 53 minutes The days are getting shorter and the nights are longer, which means nights begin to cool. However, on this date in 1918, the cooling was a bit extreme as some of the coldest weather so early in the season occurred. Numerous...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:52 AM 7:57 PM 14 hours and 5 minutes The second peak of August’s greatest heat wave took place on the 14th and 15th of 1944. Wilder, Vermont reached 100 degrees, while St. Johnsbury was not far behind with 98, and Burlington edged up to 97. This was the fourth heat...
