by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:28 AM 8:25 PM 14 hours and 57 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, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:46 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours and 19 minutes Dry weather during the summer of 1909 resulted in wide swings of temperatures, both daily as well as during the month. On this date thermometers raced from a comfortable 58 degrees in the morning to a blistering 100 degrees in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:24 PM 14 hours and 55 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:30 AM 8:23 PM 14 hours and 53 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, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:16 AM 8:35 PM 15 hours and 19 minutes Wet weather in June of 2023, and flash flooding in central and southern VT on July 7th, resulted in unusually wet conditions, leading to the devastating flooding of July 10th and 11th, known now as the Great Vermont Flood. 4 to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:17 AM 8:34 PM 15 hours and 17 minutes An unfortunate anniversary flood took place last year, 2024, on this date, exactly one year after the devastating flood of July 2023. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl, enhanced by a slow-moving weather front extending from...
