by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:25 AM 8:09 PM 14 hours and 44 minutes A series of white frosts began on this date over two centuries ago, in 1816, a prelude to the infamous “Year Without A Summer”. The weather up until May had been progressing normally, even including temperatures in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:12 PM 14 hours and 50 minutes Early season heat was toasting the region on this date in 1932. St. Johnsbury topped out at a record 91 degrees, while the cool waters of Lake Champlain held Burlington to 88, also a record for the date. In typical May fashion,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:13 PM 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South Hero. This started a long stretch of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:20 AM 8:14 PM 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the severe weather produced 5 inches of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1880, Island Pond, VT was hit by a violent thunderstorm with damaging winds. There is no way to know whether it was a tornado or just strong thunderstorm winds, though no other reports of tornadoes are recorded....
