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....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:27 AM 8:07 PM 14 hours and 40 minutes You might want to be careful, or at least consider the following, when locating your thermometer. The standard height for observing the temperature is five feet, but in a study done at UVM a number of years ago, temperatures...
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
5:20 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...
