by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:56 AM 7:52 PM 13 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1955, Burlington experienced its heaviest 24 hour rainfall up to that time, of 3.59 inches, part of its wettest August. However, this record was broken in 1998, when 3.62 inches fell during the 24 hours of August...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:36 AM 8:17 PM 14 hours and 41 minutes Localized but extreme rainfall fell in less than 12 hours on this date last year, 2024, over portions of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, possibly some of the most intense rainfall ever observed in the state. 5 to 9 inches of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:18 PM 14 hours and 44 minutes On this date in 1883 a great aurora was seen across the northeast. This was near the peak of sunspots during the 1880s, part of the Sun’s 11 year cycle. In the current Sun’s cycle we are also near the maximum number of sunspots,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:24 PM 14 hours and 55 minutes Searching back through the records books to 1830, tremendous rains from the 24th through the 26th produced one of Vermont’s most dramatic flood events. Zadock Thompson’s records from that time show 3.85 inches of rain on the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:26 AM 8:27 PM 15 hours and 1 minutes The first of two tornadoes or severe storms let loose on the town of Enosburg Falls, Vermont on this date in 1907. Although information learned about tornadoes in the past few decades could give us better insight, we can simply...
