February 23, 2026

Sunrise: 6:37 AM Sunset: 5:30 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 53 minutes On this date in 1972, following a fierce snowstorm which reached blizzard proportions on the 20th, dropping some 12 to 18 inches of snow, a late-season spell of arctic cold gripped the north...

February 22, 2026

Sunrise: 6:39 AM Sunset: 5:29 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 50 minutes 45 years ago on this date, in 1981, temperatures were reaching the 50s and 60s during the longest, warmest spell of weather ever recorded in February. This date marked the pinnacle of the warmth,...

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Today: High in the southeastern sky by 6:30 PM, you can view the First Quarter Moon. Along the Ecliptic and well to the Moon’s left is the brilliant Jupiter. Well to Moon’s right, barely above the western horizon, comes fleeting view of Mercury, which will...

February 21, 2026

Sunrise: 6:41 AM Sunset: 5:28 PM Length of day: 10 hours and 47 minutes The longest siege of arctic weather on modern records finally ended on this date in 1979. West Burke and Enosburg Falls recorded 18 straight mornings of below zero temperatures, dropping as low as...