by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:19 AM Sunset: 8:15 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:20 AM Sunset: 8:14 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the...
by FLEK Admin | May 17, 2024 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:21 AM Sunset: 8:13 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South...
by FLEK Admin | May 16, 2024 | 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, 2024 | 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, 2024 | 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...
