October 11, 2026

7:00 AM 6:13 PM 11 hours and 13 minutes October and November are frequented by extended intervals of warm weather, sometimes called “Gossamer Summer”. Unlike other times of the year, these spells will set records for three or four days in a row. This is...

October 18, 2026

7:09 AM 6:01 PM 10 hours and 52 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation. This changed rain to snow through out...

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 8, 2026

6:56 AM 6:18 PM 11 hours and 22 minutes A most unusual late-season surge of summer-time warmth was just beginning on this date in 1909. Readings climbed to the upper 70s and low 80s, heading for their peak on the 10th, when Burlington topped out at 81, and St....

October 22, 2026

7:14 AM 5:55 PM 10 hours and 41 minutes The last part of October is not a stranger to the first true snow storms of the year. They rarely stay just yet, but they make quite an impression. Over a half century ago on this date, in 1969, winter started early with a...