by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:58 AM 7:49 PM 13 hours and 51 minutes Vermont experienced its first hurricane on historical records on this date in 1788. Tracking from New Jersey into Maine, its track across Vermont sent it from north of Bennington east northeast to near Springfield, then on into...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:04 AM 7:40 PM 13 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1893 the first of three tropical storms to affect the region in an unusually busy season. This first storm raced from western tip of Long Island early in the day, and raced northeast to Berlin, NH by late in the...
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
6:05 AM 7:39 PM 13 hours and 34 minutes Late August is the time that colder locations expect to see their first taste of frost. Such was the case on this date in 1987, when thermometer dropped to record levels in a few places. Although no frost was recorded, St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:57 AM 7:50 PM 13 hours and 53 minutes The days are getting shorter and the nights are longer, which means nights begin to cool. However, on this date in 1918, the cooling was a bit extreme as some of the coldest weather so early in the season occurred. Numerous...
