by FLEK Admin | Jun 5, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:30 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 22 minutes A severe frost struck much of the northeast, midwest, and Great Lakes on this date in 1859. Crops were severely damaged in New England, with most of the corn crop forced to by cut down and...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 4, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:08 AM Sunset: 8:29 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 21 minutes It’s early to think of the blistering heat of mid-summer, but that’s exactly what was happening on this date in 1919. Thermometers soared to 100 degrees in Cavendish, and topped out at 101 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 3, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:09 AM Sunset: 8:29 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 20 minutes Residents of Rutland who can recall the 1940s, will remember well what happened on this date in 1947. Three to 4 inches of rain fell from the 2nd into the 3rd, discharging so much water into...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 2, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:09 AM Sunset: 8:28 PM Length of the day: 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 1, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:10 AM Sunset: 8:27 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 17 minutes Going back thirty eight 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,...
by FLEK Admin | May 31, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:10 AM Sunset: 8:26 PM Length of the day: 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...