by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:06 AM 8:34 PM 15 hours and 28 minutes Snowstorms in June are rare, but the one on this date in 1842 exceeded that of its more famous predecessor of 1816. Snow was noted in all the northeastern states, and several inches were measured in much of northern Vermont and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:08 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 30 minutes According to David Ludlum’s “Vermont Weather Book”, 75 years ago, Bennington was struck by hail on this date in 1950, with diameters of 1 to 2 inches. That in itself is noteworthy, but what makes it even more interesting is that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:13 AM 8:23 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes One of the coldest Mays of the 20th century was capped off by a snowy northeaster in 1967. Residents of northern New England were waking up to a dusting to an inch in southern Vermont, including 2 inches near Brattleboro. The...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:12 AM 8:24 PM 15 hours and 12 minutes On this date in 1775, according to the book, “The History of Keene”, which quoted from the Abner Sanger diary, “Toward Night comes up a Terrible Hurricane Thunder shower. Trees are whirled down in Great...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes The second hot May in a row was setting records on this date in 1978. Burlington reached 89 or better from the 26th through the end of the month, including records of 92 on the 28th and 89 on the 29th. Chelsea topped out at 93,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes Today is the traditional date for Memorial Day, or as it was known in the 1800s – Decoration Day. Decoration Day of 1884 saw one of the latest episodes of measurable snow on record. Both Randolph and Windsor reported...
