by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 32 minutes Yes, today is the first day of summer on the calendars, known also as Midsummer’s Day, though it seems like neither the first day of summer, nor the middle. Although the summer solstice marks the date when the Sun is...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1998, heavy rains had swollen the Mad River beyond its banks. Rainfall of 4 inches or more in the mountains surrounding the Mad River caused the worst flooding there since the Great Flood of 1927. Elsewhere...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes Unusual weather – even for our area – makes a unique entry in the record books on this date in 1983. Thunderstorms developed due to some very cold air above. This meant hail – up to an inch in diameter in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 19 minutes Waters were just starting to recede on this date in 1952 after heavy rains throughout Vermont brought widespread damage to bridges, roads, and utility services. Coming on the heels of soaking rains during the last 10 days of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes The second hot May in a row was setting records on this date in 1978. Burlington reached 89 or better from the 26th through the end of the month, including records of 92 on the 28th and 89 on the 29th. Chelsea topped out at 93,...
