December 20, 2024

Sunrise: 7:22 AM Sunset: 4:14 PM Length of the day: 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...

December 19, 2024

Sunrise: 7:22 AM Sunset: 4:13 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 51 minutes 1998 featured the warmest December of record for most locations in northern New England, yet that year on this date, Burlington set a snowfall record! Low pressure tracking up the east coast...

December 18, 2024

Sunrise: 7:21 AM Sunset: 4:13 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes December is often on the edge of linger warmth and fresh batches of cold arctic air. Such was the case in 1961 on this date, when a very heavy mix of snow and freezing rain caused wide-spread...

December 17, 2024

Sunrise: 7:20 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 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...

December 16, 2024

Sunrise: 7:20 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 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...