by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:14 AM 8:21 PM 15 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1832, 8 inches of snow was reported near Burlington, VT according to David Ludlum’s’ “The Vermont Weather Book”. May snow are not unheard of, though they do seem to come in spells. Each May...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:15 AM 8:20 PM 15 hours and 5 minutes Early season heat gets to be more common by the last week of May. The ground, the lakes, and the ocean are slow to warm up, but by now, most record highs reach 90 degrees or more. Such is the case on this date in 1964, again in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:16 AM 8:19 PM 15 hours and 3 minutes Heat waves are a select group in May, though getting 90 degree weather does happen about once every 4 to 5 years. The heat was still simmering in Burlington on this date in 1977. After setting a record for the month of May the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:26 PM 15 hours and 16 minutes While the weather can be very summer-like by the end of May, a severe frost and freeze occurred on this date in 1961. After a mid-month heat-wave with temperatures near 90, the weather pattern changed sharply. Temperatures fell...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:29 PM 15 hours and 21 minutes It’s early to think of the blistering heat of mid-summer, but that’s exactly what was happening on this date in 1919. Thermometers soared to 100 degrees in Cavendish, and topped out at 101 in St. Johnsbury, the highest ever...
