by FLEK Admin | May 6, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunset: 8:00 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 26 minutes Thirteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood...
by FLEK Admin | May 5, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:36 AM Sunset: 7:59 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 23 minutes A late season nor’easter was finishing up on this date, over 200 years ago in 1812. Rain changed to snow as far south as Philadelphia, while the higher elevations in southern Vermont...
by FLEK Admin | May 4, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather...
by FLEK Admin | May 3, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:39 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 18 minutes The coldest weather region wide in May occurred on this date in 1966. Widespread frost and freezing temperatures set spring back, though a cool April made sure that the vegetation was not too...
by FLEK Admin | May 2, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:40 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 15 minutes April 30th of 1903 was the hottest April day on most record books at the time, hitting a toasty 86 in St. Johnsbury. A sharp cold front sliced through the region on May first, and by the...
by FLEK Admin | May 1, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:41 AM Sunset: 7:54 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 13 minutes Each May from 1812 to 1817 featured a snowstorm. On this date in 1812, the first in this series of cold, backwards Mays began with the following comments from the Rev. William Bentley of...
