by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes The second hot May in a row was setting records on this date in 1978. Burlington reached 89 or better from the 26th through the end of the month, including records of 92 on the 28th and 89 on the 29th. Chelsea topped out at 93,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes Today is the traditional date for Memorial Day, or as it was known in the 1800s – Decoration Day. Decoration Day of 1884 saw one of the latest episodes of measurable snow on record. Both Randolph and Windsor reported...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:26 PM 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 changed sharply. Temperatures fell...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:27 PM 15 hours and 17 minutes Going back just shy of 40 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, with 3/4 inch hail falling in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:28 PM 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 rains during the last 10 days of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:09 AM 8:29 PM 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 the East Creek, that in Pittsford, a...
