May 4, 2025

Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather...

May 3, 2025

Sunrise: 5:39 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 18 minutes The coldest weather region wide in May occurred on this date in 1966. Widespread frost and freezing temperatures set spring back, though a cool April made sure that the vegetation was not too...

May 2, 2025

Sunrise: 5:40 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 15 minutes April 30th of 1903 was the hottest April day on most record books at the time, hitting a toasty 86 in St. Johnsbury. A sharp cold front sliced through the region on May first, and by the...

May 1, 2025

Sunrise: 5:41 AM Sunset: 7:54 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 13 minutes Each May from 1812 to 1817 featured a snowstorm. On this date in 1812, the first in this series of cold, backwards Mays began with the following comments from the Rev. William Bentley of...

April 30, 2025

Sunrise: 5:43 AM Sunset: 7:53 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 10 minutes It is not unusual to see flooding this time of year as soggy ground and remaining snow in the mountains adds to the spring rain. However, fourteen years ago, in 2011, rapid snowmelt, combined...

April 29, 2025

Sunrise: 5:44 AM Sunset: 7:52 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 8 minutes On this day in 1874, it was snowing again in northern New England. The final installment of snow in a very snowy month brought another 10 inches of snow to Woodstock, VT, raising the snow on...