by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:13 PM 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South Hero. This started a long stretch of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:19 AM 8:15 PM 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was darkening the skies of New England on this...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:00 PM 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage, resulting in $30 million in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:32 AM 8:02 PM 14 hours and 30 minutes This date in 1803 made quite an impression on those living in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. A cold rain turned to snow as a storm tracked through the Ohio Valley, then up the east coast. No specific records of snowfall...
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....
