by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:54 AM 7:55 PM 14 hours and 1 minutes The second of three August heat waves was still going on this date in 1947. Temperatures remained above 70 degrees at night for three days in Burlington, while afternoons reached the mid 90s. Even a record-setting thunderstorm...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:55 AM 7:54 PM 13 hours and 59 minutes Bennington Battle Day is rather infamous for the role which weather played in an American victory. Heavy rains on this date inn 1777 delayed the beginning of the battle, which was enough time for re-enforcing militia coming from...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:56 AM 7:52 PM 13 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1955, Burlington experienced its heaviest 24 hour rainfall up to that time, of 3.59 inches, part of its wettest August. However, this record was broken in 1998, when 3.62 inches fell during the 24 hours of August...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:39 AM 8:13 PM 14 hours and 34 minutes Scorching heat baked all of New England on this date in 1975. Coined “Hot Saturday” by weather historian David Ludlum, it reached 95 degrees or better at nearly all reporting stations, including 99 at Burlington, 100 degrees in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:40 AM 8:12 PM 14 hours and 32 minutes Just over a century ago on this date, in 1923, Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Plymouth, VT. David Ludlum, the author of the Vermont Weather Book, and expert on weather history, notes that the weather in Northfield...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:41 AM 8:11 PM 14 hours and 30 minutes With average temperatures near their maximum this time of year, there’s lots of energy available for strong thunderstorms, like those that struck on this date in 1992. Severe thunderstorms produced one inch hail near Rutland,...
