March 1, 2024

Sunrise: 6:27 AM Sunset: 5:38 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 11 minutes The third of three heavy snowfalls occurred on this date in 1804. Yale University President John Day, likely relying on press reports, noted 4 to 6 feet of snow on the ground throughout New...

February 29, 2024

Sunrise: 6:28 AM Sunset: 5:37 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 9 minutes Leap days are obviously more rare, so weather events of much interest have a much lower chance of occurring on this date. The coldest temperatures on this date occurred in 1980, when it dropped...

February 28, 2024

Sunrise: 6:29 AM Sunset: 5:37 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 8 minutes Temperatures plunged to record levels on this date in 1920, reaching -17 in Burlington, and -30 in St. Johnsbury. It was a fitting finish to a fitful February, starting with record cold on the...

February 27, 2024

Sunrise: 6:31 AM Sunset: 5:36 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 5 minutes Have February’s been getting snowier? Many locations have seen their snowiest February either in 2007, 2008, or 2011, and across southern portions of VT and NH in 2015, 40 to 50 inches....

February 26, 2024

Sunrise: 6:32 AM Sunset: 5:34 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 2 minutes A storm from the 26th to the 27th in 1869 marked the third big dumping of snow of a very snowy month. By month’s end Randolph, VT reported 37.5 inches, and Woodstock, VT totaled 40...

February 25, 2024

Sunrise: 6:34 AM Sunset: 5:33 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 59 minutes An interesting weather note is found in the records for this date in 1936. 3 inches of brown, dirty snow had fallen from the sky as noted in a St. Johnsbury diary, most likely due to dust...