by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:20 AM 7:16 PM 12 hours and 56 minutes It was on this date in 1953 that September’s most notable heat wave ended with a soaking rain. The Northeast Kingdom caught the brunt of a weather front slowing down over the region, with rain buckets measuring 2.64 inches in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:18 AM 7:19 PM 13 hours and 1 minutes An early frost snuck in under the cover of night on this date in 1963, re-writing a few entries in the record books, and ending the growing season a little earlier than some gardeners had planned. Thermometers stayed above...
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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:14 AM 7:25 PM 13 hours and 11 minutes On this date in 1967, cold air was putting an end to gardens in the colder mountain valleys in the north. Bristol, VT reported 32, West Burke dropped to 30, and Grafton, NH bottomed out at 29. The coldest report came from North...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:21 AM 7:14 PM 12 hours and 53 minutes After a relatively cool summer, on this date in 1945 a late-season heat wave was in progress. It started on the 6th when temperatures reached the upper 80s to low 90s, then peaked on the 7th at 94 in Burlington and 92 in St....
