by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:26 AM 7:06 PM 12 hours and 40 minutes Barometers were extremely low on this date in 1960, though that was hardly what people were paying attention to. Hurricane Donna tracked north through New England, from New London, CT to Rumford, ME, placing our listening area...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:30 AM 6:59 PM 12 hours and 29 minutes A late-season heat-wave from the 15th to the 17th produced mid-summer heat across New England on this date in 1939. East Barnet, VT was baked by afternoon temperatures of 96, St. Johnsbury topped out at 95, while Burlington’s...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:10 AM 7:32 PM 13 hours and 22 minutes The second of three tropical weather systems was sweeping across the region on this date in 1893. Taking a track from Lake Ontario to Montreal to northern Maine, the passage of the storm to the north limited rainfall, although...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:28 AM 7:03 PM 12 hours and 35 minutes A cold front, invigorated by the remnants of Hurricane Frederic on this date in 1979 roared across the region with severe thunderstorms causing widespread wind damage through Addison and Orange counties. Winds gusted to 72 mph...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:15 AM 7:23 PM 13 hours and 8 minutes Tremendous damage was noted from lightning strikes on this date in 1904. According to David Ludlum’s Vermont Weather Book, two barns in Benson were struck and burned, as well as in East Fairfield, where one barn survived. One...
