December 29, 2024

Sunrise: 7:26 AM Sunset: 4:19 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 53 minutes December’s coldest temperatures of modern record began on this date in 1933, and continued into the 30th. Burlington set records on the 29th and 30th with readings of -29 each day, but most...

December 28, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:19 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 54 minutes The great post-Christmas snowstorm was winding down on this date in 1969. Record snows fell in Burlington with 29.5 inches, and Montreal with 27.5 inches, while Waitsfield, VT was buried under...

December 27, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:18 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 53 minutes A heavy snowstorm for central and southern New England roared up the coast on this date in 1866; Wilmington, VT had 25 inches of snow with tremendous blowing and drifting, roads impassible for...

December 26, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:17 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes The first of two warm spells began on this date in 1982, with many communities climbing above 60 degrees, including Rochester and Montpelier, VT at 63, and Berlin, NH topping out at 64. This...

December 25, 2024

Sunrise: 7:24 AM Sunset: 4:16 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes Cold and snow might be the expectations for Christmas, however, the coldest Christmas on modern records took things to the extreme on this date in 1980. Arctic gales drove temperatures down all...

December 24, 2024

Sunrise: 7:24 AM Sunset: 4:16 PM Length of the day: 8 hours and 52 minutes Back-to-back snow storms from the 22nd to the 24th brought heavy snow to much of New England in 1970. 12 to 18 inches of snow added to the snow already on the ground to bring depths of 2 to 3...