April 30, 2024

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, thirteen years ago, in 2011, rapid snowmelt, combined...

April 29, 2024

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...

April 28, 2024

Sunrise: 5:46 AM Sunset: 7:51 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 5 minutes April’s hottest weather of historical record was driving the mercury into the 80s and a few low 90s throughout interior New England and New York state on this date in 1990. The heat was very...

April 27, 2024

Sunrise: 5:47 AM Sunset: 7:49 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 2 minutes Residents throughout northern New York and northern New England woke up to a mid-winter’s scene on this date in 1874. The heaviest snow storm of the snowiest April on record dropped 15 inches...

April 26, 2024

Sunrise: 5:49 AM Sunset: 7:48 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 59 minutes The Passumpsic Valley was recovering from a flood on this date in 1866, which took out 4 bridges between Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury. But records from nearby Lancaster, NH and Lunenburg, VT...

April 25, 2024

Sunrise: 5:50 AM Sunset: 7:47 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 57 minutes April is not known for its heat waves, though they do make brief appearances every decade. It might seem that has happened more often in recent years, but well-over a century ago on this date,...