by FLEK Admin | Jun 28, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:09 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1998, heavy rains had swollen the Mad River beyond its banks. Rainfall of 4 inches or more in the mountains surrounding the Mad River caused the worst flooding there since the...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 27, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes According to David Ludlum’s “Vermont Weather Book”, Bennington was struck by hail on this date in 1950, with diameters of 1 to 2 inches. That in itself is noteworthy, but what makes it even...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 26, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes Once the foliage is out and the gardens are well established, frost is rare. But when it does happen, even the trees can suffer. Such was the case on this date in 1986 when record cold sent...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 25, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes Unusual weather – even for our area – makes a unique entry in the record books on this date in 1983. Thunderstorms developed due to some very cold air above. This meant hail...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 24, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:07 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 31 minutes On this date in 1988, following record heat in the middle of the month, cold air sent the mercury down into the 30s, setting a record low in Montpelier at 39. Elsewhere it dropped to 36 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 23, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:07 AM Sunset: 8:38 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 31 minutes One of the most severe outbreaks of weather in Vermont and New Hampshire roared across the region on this date in 1782. An undetermined number of tornadoes swept from southwest to northeast,...
