March 11, 2026

7:10 AM 6:51 PM 11 hours and 41 minutes The first heavy rains and thawing temperatures began the floods of 1936 on this date. Over 2 inches fell through most of northern New England, including 3.25 inches in Cavendish. Deep snow cover of 2 to 4 feet began to melt,...

March 18, 2026

6:57 AM 7:00 PM 12 hours and 3 minutes More than a half century ago on this date, severe cold gripped the region in 1967, following a fresh snowfall of 3 to 6 inches. The coldest readings so late in the season were recorded in St. Johnsbury, reaching 14 below zero on...

March 16, 2026

7:01 AM 6:58 PM 11 hours and 57 minutes Although some years winter still has the upper hand, on this date in 1990, spring was well underway. Muddy roads and rapidly melting snow were under foot, while the sunny skies sent thermometers soaring into the 70s and 80s....

March 20, 2026

6:53 AM 7:03 PM 12 hours and 10 minutes Like something out of modern-day politics, the election of Thomas Jefferson in March 1801, the first change in party leadership in the U.S., became a scapegoat, blaming Jefferson for the floodwaters cresting across northern New...

March 19, 2026

6:55 AM 7:01 PM 12 hours and 6 minutes The second of two heavy rains fell on this date in 1936, resulting in the worst all-New England flooding on record. The combination of rainfall of 3 to 6 inches, and melting of a water-laden snow-pack forced the Connecticut River...