February 28, 2026

6:29 AM 5:37 PM 11 hours and 8 minutes Temperatures plunged to record levels on this date in 1920, reaching -17 in Burlington, and -30 in St. Johnsbury. It was a fitting finish to a fitful February, starting with record cold on the first, and heavy storm of snow and...

February 23, 2026

6:37 AM 5:30 PM 10 hours and 53 minutes On this date in 1972, following a fierce snowstorm which reached blizzard proportions on the 20th, dropping some 12 to 18 inches of snow, a late-season spell of arctic cold gripped the north country. Readings plunged to -34 in...

February 26, 2026

6:32 AM 5:34 PM 11 hours and 2 minutes A storm from the 26th to the 27th in 1869 marked the third big dumping of snow of a very snowy month. By month’s end Randolph, VT reported 37.5 inches, and Woodstock, VT totaled 40 inches. The snow in Lunenburg, VT was four...

February 19, 2026

6:44 AM 5:25 PM 10 hours and 41 minutes It was on this date in 1972 blizzard conditions swept all of northern New England as a powerful nor’easter passed over Cape Cod, raking the coastal sections of New England with winds gusting to 90 mph. The strong winds...

February 21, 2026

6:41 AM 5:28 PM 10 hours and 47 minutes The longest siege of arctic weather on modern records finally ended on this date in 1979. West Burke and Enosburg Falls recorded 18 straight mornings of below zero temperatures, dropping as low as -37 in West Burke, and -38 in...