by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:20 AM 8:14 PM 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 severe weather produced 5 inches of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:03 AM 7:37 PM 13 hours and 34 minutes An interesting weather week was finishing up on this date in 1976. It started with an inch or two of snow on Monday. But by the 17th a heat wave that developed in the middle of the country headed east, pushing temperatures into...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:38 PM 13 hours and 36 minutes Almost 30 years ago, April of 1996 was a very snowy one across the higher elevations of New York and northern New England. On this date Peru, VT watched another seven inches of snow pile up, with 15 inches at the base lodge at...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:00 AM 7:40 PM 13 hours and 40 minutes A rare April heat wave was climaxing on this date during the Bicentennial year of the United States, 1976. Thermometers reached mid-summer levels, including 90 degrees in Montpelier and St. Johnsbury, 91 in Burlington, and 97 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:58 AM 7:41 PM 13 hours and 43 minutes Spring is obviously not a smooth progression forward, but is fraught with set backs, such as the heavy, wet snowstorm that hit on this date in 1953. Most lower elevations experienced a cold rain, while the higher elevations...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:57 AM 7:42 PM 13 hours and 45 minutes Spring appeared to be well underway on this date, in 1993. Temperatures reached the 60s in most places just ahead of a cold front. By evening, rain had turned to snow in the Adirondacks. While mild rains fell in Vermont, 19...
