by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:06 AM 7:37 PM 13 hours and 31 minutes Sweltering heat waves were becoming a common thing across Vermont in the 1940s, in part because of global temperature rises, and in part due to the lack of forest cover at the time. On this date in 1948, yet another heat wave...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:55 AM 7:54 PM 13 hours and 59 minutes Bennington Battle Day is rather infamous for the role which weather played in an American victory. Heavy rains on this date inn 1777 delayed the beginning of the battle, which was enough time for re-enforcing militia coming from...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:46 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours and 19 minutes Dry weather during the summer of 1909 resulted in wide swings of temperatures, both daily as well as during the month. On this date thermometers raced from a comfortable 58 degrees in the morning to a blistering 100 degrees in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:44 AM 8:07 PM 14 hours and 23 minutes On this date in 1918, many thermometers hovered near the century mark during a brief but blistering heat wave. Earlier that week, temperatures dropped to the 30s on the 4th. By the 7th and 8th the mercury soared to 96 in St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:43 AM 8:08 PM 14 hours and 25 minutes Flash flooding struck portions of the northern Green Mountains on this date in 1995, the only significant rain in a very dry summer. Official rainfall reports of 6.5 inches in Morrisville and a three-day total of 10 inches on...
