by FLEK Admin | Mar 5, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:20 AM Sunset: 5:44 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 24 minutes The first of two heavy snowfalls came over 50 years ago on this date, in 1971, part of four very snowy winters in a row, and in many locations the snowiest winter on record. This included the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 4, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:22 AM Sunset: 5:42 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 20 minutes The greatest amount of snow from a single storm in Vermont was recorded on this date in 1947. Its impacts were felt mainly at the higher elevations of the southern Green Mountains, where...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 3, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:24 AM Sunset: 5:41 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 17 minutes In most years, March features cycles of freezing and thawing temperatures, favored by maple sugar producers. But this also changes the structure of the remaining snow to “corn...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 2, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:26 AM Sunset: 5:40 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 14 minutes On this date in 1900 the last flakes of one of late-winter’s masterpieces were trickling down after depositing record-breaking snow from the Great Plains to New England. Locally 21...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 1, 2025 | SunRiseSet
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...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 28, 2025 | SunRiseSet
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...
