December 30, 2026

7:26 AM 4:20 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Over a century ago on this date, in 1917, the deepest part of the WWI cold wave sent thermometers to record levels.  The coldest weather of the 20th century sent thermometers to -43 in St. Johnsbury, their all-time record low....

December 27, 2026

7:25 AM 4:18 PM 8 hours and 53 minutes A heavy snowstorm for central and southern New England roared up the coast on this date in 1866; Wilmington, VT had 25 inches of snow with tremendous blowing and drifting, roads impassible for several days, the worst storm in 20...

December 14, 2026

7:18 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Long before the term Global Warming had been coined, residents of the north country were basking in the warmest weather so late in the season on this date in 1901. Burlington’s high of 63 set the record for wamth so late in the...

December 10, 2026

7:15 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 56 minutes If you are discouraged by the short days – often cloudy – and the long nights which will get longer until December 21st, then I have some encouraging information. This evening’s sunset is the earliest of the year, so...

December 12, 2026

7:17 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Have you ever noticed how quiet it is when the snow is falling? Snow’s delicate and lacy structure is responsible for this. Those same fanciful crystals photographed by Wilson Bentley represent a multitude of surfaces for the...