Sunrise: 5:21 AM
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Length of the day:
14 hours and 52 minutes
The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South Hero. This started a long stretch of very warm weather lasting 9 days.