by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:35 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1988, the hottest summer of the second half of the 20th century was getting its first taste of heat. Thermometers soared to a record 94 in Burlington, and 96 in Vernon and Hanover, NH. The 90s lasted three days,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes The sunrise this morning, and again tomorrow morning, are the earliest of the year, even though we have not quite reached summer. This slight discrepancy is due to our attempts to make time much more of a constant than it really...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:36 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes On this date in 1806, a total solar eclipse darkened the midday hours of central New England. Totality lasted about 3 minutes and 50 seconds in Bennington. The area of totality included Bennington and Windham counties, and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:37 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes We were in the midst of a tremendous heatwave 31 years ago, in 1994. Temperatures reached the 90 degree mark or better in most communities on the 16th, and peaked on the 17th and 18th. Burlington and St. Johnsbury, VT both...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes Once the foliage is out and the gardens are well established, frost is rare. But when it does happen, even the trees can suffer. Such was the case on this date in 1986 when record cold sent the mercury down to the 30s throughout...
