by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:49 AM 8:01 PM 14 hours and 12 minutes On this date in 1949 the hottest summer in northern New England was experiencing the climax of a 5 day heat-wave. Temperatures were in the mid and upper 90s, the hottest being 99 degrees in Cornwall in the Champlain Valley. 1949...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:52 AM 7:57 PM 14 hours and 5 minutes The second peak of August’s greatest heat wave took place on the 14th and 15th of 1944. Wilder, Vermont reached 100 degrees, while St. Johnsbury was not far behind with 98, and Burlington edged up to 97. This was the fourth heat...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 42 minutes During that infamous Summer of 1816, referred to as the “year without a summer”, a sharp cold front on the 21st brought frost to parts of northern and central New England. Thermometers where not common, nor were there any...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:51 AM 7:58 PM 14 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1955 the rains kept coming and coming. It was the remnants of Hurricane Connie, whose dying center was tracking through Pennsylvania into western New York. As the rains finally ended, three day totals ranged from...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:48 AM 8:03 PM 14 hours and 15 minutes Northern New England rarely gets a visit from a hurricane, but their remnants typically bring gusty winds and heavy rains. Former hurricane Belle was in the process of soaking the region on this date in 1976. The track of the...
