by FLEK Admin | May 16, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:22 AM Sunset: 8:12 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 50 minutes Early season heat was toasting the region on this date in 1932. St. Johnsbury topped out at a record 91 degrees, while the cool waters of Lake Champlain held Burlington to 88, also a record...
by FLEK Admin | May 15, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:23 AM Sunset: 8:10 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 47 minutes On this date in 1834, perhaps the biggest May snowstorm on record occurred. North winds allowed cold air to remain in place in the valleys west of the Green Mountains, so both Rutland and...
by FLEK Admin | May 14, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:25 AM Sunset: 8:09 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 44 minutes A series of white frosts began on this date over two centuries ago, in 1816, a prelude to the infamous “Year Without A Summer”. The weather up until May had been progressing...
by FLEK Admin | May 13, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:26 AM Sunset: 8:08 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 42 minutes Severe weather is not common across our region at any time of year, and when it does occur it’s most likely to be in mid-summer. But on this date in 1866, a powerful thunderstorm unleashed a...
by FLEK Admin | May 12, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:27 AM Sunset: 8:07 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 40 minutes You might want to be careful, or at least consider the following, when locating your thermometer. The standard height for observing the temperature is five feet, but in a study done at UVM a...
by FLEK Admin | May 11, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:28 AM Sunset: 8:06 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 38 minutes In 1945, after record warmth in April. higher elevations in southern Vermont were blanketed in snow on this date. 15 inches was reported in Wilmington and Somerset, 13 inches in Cavendish, and...
