by FLEK Admin | Aug 15, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:54 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 1 minutes The second of three August heat waves was still going on this date in 1947. Temperatures remained above 70 degrees at night for three days in Burlington, while afternoons reached the mid 90s....
by FLEK Admin | Aug 14, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:52 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of the day: 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...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 13, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:51 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of the day: 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...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 12, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:50 AM Sunset: 8:00 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 10 minutes The Dog Days are over! However, that is NOT a weather forecast. The Dog Days are so-named for the brightest star in our skies, prominent in our winter skies – the Dog Star, known as...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 11, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:49 AM Sunset: 8:01 PM Length of the day: 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...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 10, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:48 AM Sunset: 8:03 PM Length of the day: 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...