October 22, 2024

Sunrise: 7:14 AM Sunset: 5:55 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 41 minutes The last part of October is not a stranger to the first true snow storms of the year. They rarely stay just yet, but they make quite an impression. 55 years ago, on this date in 1969, winter...

October 21, 2024

Sunrise: 7:13 AM Sunset: 5:56 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 43 minutes Just over 50 years ago on this date, in 1972, bitter cold covered smaller ponds with ice. On the 19th an early season northeaster clipped southern New England with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the...

October 20, 2024

Sunrise: 7:12 AM Sunset: 5:58 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 46 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches...

October 19, 2024

Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 6:00 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 50 minutes One of October’s longest and warmest spells of Gossamer Summer was drawing to a hazy, stagnant close on this date in 1947. For the fourth day in a row, the thermometer reached or exceeded 80...

October 18, 2024

Sunrise: 7:09 AM Sunset: 6:01 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 52 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation....

October 17, 2024

Sunrise: 7:08 AM Sunset: 6:03 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 55 minutes “Early winter is surely winter” as the old adage goes. A British-led Mohawk raiding party attacked Royalton, VT on this date in 1780, with mid-winter conditions, including 8 inches...