by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:16 AM 8:19 PM 15 hours and 3 minutes Heat waves are a select group in May, though getting 90 degree weather does happen about once every 4 to 5 years. The heat was still simmering in Burlington on this date in 1977. After setting a record for the month of May the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:32 PM 15 hours and 25 minutes On this date in 1903, the first rain in nearly 9 weeks fell, continuing for 4 days with about an inch of total rainfall. In many locations, including Burlington, no rain fell at all in the month of May. The dry weather sparked...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:15 AM 8:20 PM 15 hours and 5 minutes Early season heat gets to be more common by the last week of May. The ground, the lakes, and the ocean are slow to warm up, but by now, most record highs reach 90 degrees or more. Such is the case on this date in 1964, again in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:07 AM 8:33 PM 15 hours and 26 minutes The summer of 1933, famous for the beginnings of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains, was also hot and dry locally. On this date a heat wave was underway, topping out at 96 degrees in Cornwall, VT in the Champlain basin, and 95 in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:31 AM 8:04 PM 14 hours and 33 minutes Tornadoes are rare across the region, especially in May, however on this date in 2009, a small tornado briefly dropped out of a strong thunderstorm as it moved through the village of Washington, VT. Several buildings were...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:29 AM 8:05 PM 14 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1880, Island Pond, VT was hit by a violent thunderstorm with damaging winds. There is no way to know whether it was a tornado or just strong thunderstorm winds, though no other reports of tornadoes are recorded....
