by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:27 PM 15 hours and 17 minutes Going back just shy of 40 years ago on this date, in 1986, severe thunderstorms pounded the region with damaging winds and hail. North Hartland and Brookfield both reported 1 inch diameter hail, with 3/4 inch hail falling in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 19 minutes Waters were just starting to recede on this date in 1952 after heavy rains throughout Vermont brought widespread damage to bridges, roads, and utility services. Coming on the heels of soaking rains during the last 10 days of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:13 AM 8:23 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes One of the coldest Mays of the 20th century was capped off by a snowy northeaster in 1967. Residents of northern New England were waking up to a dusting to an inch in southern Vermont, including 2 inches near Brattleboro. The...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:26 PM 15 hours and 16 minutes While the weather can be very summer-like by the end of May, a severe frost and freeze occurred on this date in 1961. After a mid-month heat-wave with temperatures near 90, the weather pattern changed sharply. Temperatures fell...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:15 AM 8:20 PM 15 hours and 5 minutes Early season heat gets to be more common by the last week of May. The ground, the lakes, and the ocean are slow to warm up, but by now, most record highs reach 90 degrees or more. Such is the case on this date in 1964, again in...
