December 1, 2023

Sunrise: 7:06 AM Sunset: 4:13 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 7 minutes On this date just over 50 years ago, in 1972, a moderate snowstorm began a snowy week, with a second storm following 3 days later. Totals included 15 inches in Lebanon, NH, 16 inches in St....

November 30, 2023

Sunrise: 7:05 AM Sunset: 4:13 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 8 minutes This month’s weather not withstanding, snow often arrives to stay in late November or early December. It was on this date in 1842 that a storm swept up the east coast in classic fashion, with a foot...

November 29, 2023

Sunrise: 7:03 AM Sunset: 4:13 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 10 minutes Arctic gales swept into the region on this date in 1875, temperatures plunging in Newport from 32 at 7 AM to –8 below zero at 9 PM that evening. As the cold deepened the next day Burlington set a...

November 28, 2023

Sunrise: 7:02 AM Sunset: 4:14 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 12 minutes A long, heavy storm of ice and snow was winding down on this date in 1921. Cold air from the 24th to the 26th became trapped as a coastal storm pushed into cold high pressure over Canada. The icing...

November 27, 2023

Sunrise: 7:01 AM Sunset: 4:14 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 13 minutes Over a century ago, in 1899, a severe nor’easter wreaked havoc throughout New England. Heavy snow was blown into great drifts, and measured two feet on the level in southern New Hampshire, and 20...

November 26, 2023

Sunrise: 7:00 AM Sunset: 4:15 PM Length of the day: 9 hours 15 minutes A sharp change in the weather pattern struck on this date in 1938. The first week of the month had featured record warmth. Then, following a powerful snowstorm on the 24th that dropped 10 to 20...