August 2, 2026

Sunrise: 5:39 AM Sunset: 8:13 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 34 minutes Scorching heat baked all of New England on this date in 1975. Coined “Hot Saturday” by weather historian David Ludlum, it reached 95 degrees or better at nearly all reporting stations, including...

August 1, 2026

Sunrise: 5:38 AM Sunset: 8:15 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 37 minutes If you think it is chilly some summer morning, consider the following. In Randolph, VT, William Nutting wrote in his weather diary, “kept a fire in the office all day”, and noting a maximum of...

July 31, 2026

Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunset: 8:16 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 39 minutes Hot weather in July, of course that’s no surprise. July averages the greatest number of days with 90 or above – a total of five at most locations in the valleys – not exactly...

July 30, 2026

Sunrise: 5:36 AM Sunset: 8:17 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 41 minutes Two years ago on this date, in 2024, localized but extreme rainfall fell in less than 12 hours over portions of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, possibly some of the most intense rainfall ever...

July 29, 2026

Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunset: 8:18 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 44 minutes On this date in 1883 a great aurora was seen across the northeast. This was near the peak of sunspots during the 1880s, part of the Sun’s 11 year cycle. In the current Sun’s cycle we are also near...

July 28, 2026

Sunrise: 5:33 AM Sunset: 8:19 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 46 minutes Summer is the wettest season in northern New England thanks to the higher humidity available to thunderstorms. On this date in 1913 St. Johnsbury recorded its wettest 24 hours of the 20th century,...