May 25, 2025

Sunrise: 5:14 AM Sunset: 8:21 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1832, 8 inches of snow was reported near Burlington, VT according to David Ludlum’s’ “The Vermont Weather Book”. May snow are not unheard of, though they...

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Today: Gemini, the Twins, are standing on the horizon between west and northwest this evening, Castor on the right and Pollux on the left. It was near the feet of Castor, the name of the brother as well as the star, that in 1781 Sir William Herschel discovered a new...

May 24, 2025

Sunrise: 5:15 AM Sunset: 8:20 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 5 minutes Early season heat gets to be more common by the last week of May. The ground, the lakes, and the ocean are slow to warm up, but by now, most record highs reach 90 degrees or more. Such is the...

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Today: The Memorial Day weekend serves as an unofficial kick-off to summer, and the stars are doing their part. One of summer’s quintessential constellations is Scorpio, the Scorpion. The star Antares, regarded as the heart of the Scorpion, is rising in the twilight,...

May 23, 2025

Sunrise: 5:16 AM Sunset: 8:19 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 3 minutes Heat waves are a select group in May, though getting 90 degree weather does happen about once every 4 to 5 years. The heat was still simmering in Burlington on this date in 1977. After setting...