August 28, 2024

Sunrise: 6:09 AM Sunset: 7:34 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 25 minutes Today is the anniversary of the severe flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. Torrential rains of 4 to 8 inches fell in 24 hours. The ground was saturated from a summer of heavy rains, and the...

August 27, 2024

Sunrise: 6:07 AM Sunset: 7:35 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 28 minutes On this date in 1989, the morning brought an unusual patch-work of various sheets and blankets and just about anything else you might grab as a surprisingly early frost hit some of the cold...

August 26, 2024

Sunrise: 6:06 AM Sunset: 7:37 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 31 minutes Sweltering heat waves were becoming a common thing across Vermont in the 1940s, in part because of global temperature rises, and in part due to the lack of forest cover at the time. On this...

August 25, 2024

Sunrise: 6:05 AM Sunset: 7:39 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 34 minutes Late August is the time that colder locations expect to see their first taste of frost. Such was the case on this date in 1987, when thermometer dropped to record levels in a few places....

August 24, 2024

Sunrise: 6:04 AM Sunset: 7:40 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1893 the first of three tropical storms to affect the region in an unusually busy season. This first storm raced from western tip of Long Island early in the day, and raced...