January 10, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:31 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 6 minutes One of the most intense cold waves on modern record was in progress on this date in 1968. Subzero temperatures stretched over 5 consecutive days in Burlington resulting in the earliest freezing...

January 9, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:30 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 5 minutes On this date in 1866, Craftsbury, VT finally rose above zero for the first time in 6 days. A push of arctic air arrived on the night of the 4th, but rather than extremely low numbers, this...

January 8, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:29 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 4 minutes Over a quarter century ago, Vermont’s most severe ice storm in history was underway on this date, in 1998. By the time it was over, 2 to 5 inches of ice throughout the Champlain Valley,...

January 7, 2024

Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 4:28 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 3 minutes Some January thaws feature a gentle breeze and pleasant spells of sunshine, as was the case on this date in 1936, thermometers reaching the 50s. But on this same date in 1841, the Connecticut...

January 6, 2024

Sunrise: 7:26 AM Sunset: 4:27 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 1 minutes It was on this date in 1856 that the only significant snowfall of the month occurred, and less than 6 inches in northern Vermont and New Hampshire, ranging closer to a foot along the New...

January 5, 2024

Sunrise: 7:26 AM Sunset: 4:26 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 0 minutes One of the coldest winters of the 19th century was that of 1834-35. On this date the severest of the cold that winter sent temperatures well below zero, freezing mercury thermometers at -40,...