by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:39 AM 8:13 PM 14 hours and 34 minutes Scorching heat baked all of New England on this date in 1975. Coined “Hot Saturday” by weather historian David Ludlum, it reached 95 degrees or better at nearly all reporting stations, including 99 at Burlington, 100 degrees in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:28 AM 8:25 PM 14 hours and 57 minutes Today is the peak of summer, at least judging by the crest of the warmest average temperatures of the year. This is just over 4 weeks after the longest day of the year, during which the sunlight has decreased by more than a half...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:24 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 4 minutes Dusting off the records books on this date in 1850, heavy rains caused serious flooding through southern and southwestern Vermont, into the Berkshires of Massachusetts. A tropical storm tracking north from Chesapeake Bay into...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:23 AM 8:29 PM 15 hours and 6 minutes On this date in 1953, people were beginning to look for ways to beat the heat. A brief but intense heat wave climaxed on the 18th and 19th. Both Cornwall and Wilder, VT topped out at 100 degrees, while Bellows Falls reached 102...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:22 AM 8:30 PM 15 hours and 8 minutes Very dry and very warm weather was testing many wells on this date, in 1966. Long-term drought is a rarity in New England, but from 1961 through 1966, precipitation was well below normal. Adding to the stress was a stretch of 26...
