October 21, 2026

7:13 AM 5:56 PM 10 hours and 43 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the hills of Connecticut and Rhode...

October 24, 2026

7:17 AM 5:52 PM 10 hours and 35 minutes In the wake of a snowstorm just two days earlier, record cold gripped much of Vermont and New Hampshire on this date in 1969. Concord, NH sank to 10 degrees, as did Woodstock, VT. The coldest reports came from Rochester and...

October 13, 2026

7:03 AM 6:10 PM 11 hours and 7 minutes The third in a series of early season snowfalls took place on this date in 1836, bringing snow all the way down into the valleys after the first two just dusted the mountains. Residents of Hanover, NH awoke to three inches of...

October 26, 2026

7:19 AM 5:49 PM 10 hours and 30 minutes Late October is prime time for spells of “Faux Summer”, perhaps their mild winds and hazy skies are that much more rare and precious because of the shortening light and the seasonal increase in clouds. From the 22nd...

October 17, 2026

7:08 AM 6:03 PM 10 hours and 55 minutes “Early winter is surely winter” as the old adage goes. A British-led Mohawk raiding party attacked Royalton, VT on this date in 1780, with mid-winter conditions, including 8 inches of snow on the ground. Although the...