by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes Once the foliage is out and the gardens are well established, frost is rare. But when it does happen, even the trees can suffer. Such was the case on this date in 1986 when record cold sent the mercury down to the 30s throughout...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes According to David Ludlum’s “Vermont Weather Book”, 75 years ago, Bennington was struck by hail on this date in 1950, with diameters of 1 to 2 inches. That in itself is noteworthy, but what makes it even more interesting is that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1998, heavy rains had swollen the Mad River beyond its banks. Rainfall of 4 inches or more in the mountains surrounding the Mad River caused the worst flooding there since the Great Flood of 1927. Elsewhere...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 29 minutes June of 1919 was famous for an early season heat wave that featured some of Vermont’s hottest weather on record. But over a century ago on this date, the weather did a flip-flop, and thermometers tumbled to record lows. Both...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 25 minutes A very rare June snowstorm struck on this date in 1816, starting what became known as the “Year without a Summer”. According to the newspaper “The North Star” from Danville, Vermont from June of 1816, “on the night of the 7th...