August 18, 2024

Sunrise: 5:57 AM Sunset: 7:50 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 53 minutes The days are getting shorter and the nights are longer, which means nights begin to cool. However, on this date in 1918, the cooling was a bit extreme as some of the coldest weather so early...

August 17, 2024

Sunrise: 5:56 AM Sunset: 7:52 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1955, Burlington experienced its heaviest 24 hour rainfall up to that time, of 3.59 inches, part of its wettest August. However, this record was broken in 1998, when 3.62...

August 16, 2024

Sunrise: 5:55 AM Sunset: 7:54 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 59 minutes Bennington Battle Day is rather infamous for the role which weather played in an American victory. Heavy rains on this date inn 1777 delayed the beginning of the battle, which was enough time...

August 15, 2024

Sunrise: 5:54 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 1 minutes The second of three August heat waves was still going on this date in 1947. Temperatures remained above 70 degrees at night for three days in Burlington, while afternoons reached the mid 90s....

August 14, 2024

Sunrise: 5:52 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 5 minutes The second peak of August’s greatest heat wave took place on the 14th and 15th of 1944. Wilder, Vermont reached 100 degrees, while St. Johnsbury was not far behind with 98, and Burlington edged...