by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:46 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours and 19 minutes Dry weather during the summer of 1909 resulted in wide swings of temperatures, both daily as well as during the month. On this date thermometers raced from a comfortable 58 degrees in the morning to a blistering 100 degrees in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:25 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 3 minutes On this date in 1977 records and ice cream were melting rapidly. Both Burlington and St. Johnsbury topped out at 99 degrees, while Montpelier set its July record of 97 degrees. The heat was spread from one corner of the state to...
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
5:39 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
5:32 AM 8:21 PM 14 hours and 49 minutes Weather events during the past decade have made many of us aware of the localized nature of summer rains, including the floods of 1998 in the Mad River Valley, and 2002 in the Passumpsic Valley. What appear to be isolated...
