by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 42 minutes During that infamous Summer of 1816, referred to as the “year without a summer”, a sharp cold front on the 21st brought frost to parts of northern and central New England. Thermometers where not common, nor were there any...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:03 AM 7:42 PM 13 hours and 39 minutes On this date in 1988, chilly temperatures set a few records across the region, including 43 in Burlington, 39 degrees in St. Johnsbury, and 37 in Montpelier. Colder spots like Chelsea at 32, and West Burke, VT dropping to 30...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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...
