by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 32 minutes Yes, today is the first day of summer on the calendars, known also as Midsummer’s Day, though it seems like neither the first day of summer, nor the middle. Although the summer solstice marks the date when the Sun is...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 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 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 31 minutes Summer may be underway, but that doesn’t mean all tomatoes are automatically safe. Over a century ago on this date, in 1918, the second of two frosty mornings in a row was recorded in many of the colder valleys. St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 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 2, 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...
