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...

December 16, 2026

7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes In 1835, perhaps the coldest daylight of the 1800’s was howling in on strong northwest winds. A very uniform cold resulted, with temperatures only changing a few degrees during the day. Midday readings included -16 in...

December 17, 2026

7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes December’s long nights, and short days with a meager sun even on the sunniest of days means that spells of cold weather become increasingly common. One of the earliest extended spells of cold weather was at its worst on this date...

December 20, 2026

7:22 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes A winter solstice deep freeze was underway on this date in 1955. Three consecutive mornings from the 21st to the 23rd brought record low temperatures state wide. Burlington and Montpelier both bottomed out at –22°F, Montpelier’s...

December 24, 2026

7:24 AM 4:16 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes Back-to-back snow storms from the 22nd to the 24th brought heavy snow to much of New England in 1970. 12 to 18 inches of snow added to the snow already on the ground to bring depths of 2 to 3 feet through all of northern New...