by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:18 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 15 minutes Some of July’s coldest weather took place on this date in 1898. Strong high pressure dropping south from Canada raised the barometric reading to 30.50 inches in Brattleboro. Early morning temperatures included 36 in St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:19 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes July of 1962 continued its frenetic behavior on this date with heavy rains from thunderstorms. Scattered frost on the 6th was followed just a few days later by tornadoes near Chester, Weathersfield, and Springfield on the 9th....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:20 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 12 minutes Blistering heat was the story on this date, thirty years ago, in 1995. Following a very hot June, July topped that performance. The high temperatures reached the upper 90s to near 100, Burlington tying its record for the hottest...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 11 minutes It is St. Swithin’s Day – whom some have coined as the Patron Saint of weather people due to the weather saying associated with him – “If it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain 40 days more”. Legend has it that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:10 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 28 minutes Wet weather in June 1973 climaxed during the last few days, producing over 6 inches of rain in many locations during the 29th and 30th, resulting in widespread flooding, killing two people. Extensive damage to roads, crops, and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:21 AM 8:31 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes On this date in 1997 the sun came out to reveal a scene of terrible destruction. St. Swithin’s Day rains severely flooded portions of northwestern Vermont, particularly the community of Montgomery Center. 6 to 8 inches of rain...
