July 1, 2026

5:10 AM 8:38 PM 15 hours and 28 minutes July represents the pinnacle of summer through the North Country. Days remain long, but by month’s end we will lose an hour and 20 minutes of daylight. Temperatures don’t vary much through the entire month, with average highs...

July 16, 2026

5:21 AM 8:31 PM 15 hours and 10 minutes On this date in 1997 the sun came out to reveal a scene of terrible destruction. St. Swithin’s Day rains severely flooded portions of northwestern Vermont, particularly the community of Montgomery Center. 6 to 8 inches of rain...

July 19, 2026

5:24 AM 8:28 PM 15 hours and 4 minutes Dusting off the records books on this date in 1850, heavy rains caused serious flooding through southern and southwestern Vermont, into the Berkshires of Massachusetts. A tropical storm tracking north from Chesapeake Bay into...

July 18, 2026

5:23 AM 8:29 PM 15 hours and 6 minutes On this date in 1953, people were beginning to look for ways to beat the heat. A brief but intense heat wave climaxed on the 18th and 19th. Both Cornwall and Wilder, VT topped out at 100 degrees, while Bellows Falls reached 102...

July 11, 2026

5:17 AM 8:34 PM 15 hours and 17 minutes An unfortunate anniversary flood took place last year, 2024, on this date, exactly one year after the devastating flood of July 2023. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl, enhanced by a slow-moving weather front extending from...