by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:28 AM 8:25 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Today is the peak of summer, at least judging by the crest of the warmest average temperatures of the year. This is just over 4 weeks after the longest day of the year, during which the sunlight has decreased by more than a half...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:24 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Searching back through the records books to 1830, tremendous rains from the 24th through the 26th produced one of Vermont’s most dramatic flood events. Zadock Thompson’s records from that time show 3.85 inches of rain on the 24th,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:30 AM 8:23 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Torrential downpours from thunderstorms focused on the Ottauquechee Valley on this date in 1859. Flooding was reported to be the highest since 1811 according to a Woodstock newspaper. The next day a reported tornado caused some...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:31 AM 8:22 PM 14 hours 1 minutes The first of two surges of heat were noted on this date in 1917, as the temperature reached 94 in St. Johnsbury and 90 in Burlington, and would climb again into the 90s by the end of the week. Although the heat set a few daily...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:32 AM 8:21 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Weather events during the past decade have made many of us aware of the localized nature of summer rains, including the floods of 1998 in the Mad River Valley, and 2002 in the Passumpsic Valley. What appear to be isolated instances...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
5:33 AM 8:19 PM 14 hours 1 minutes Summer is the wettest season in northern New England thanks to the higher humidity available to thunderstorms. On this date in 1913 St. Johnsbury recorded its wettest 24 hours, as thunderstorms with torrential downpours filled the...
