December 27, 2026

7:25 AM 4:18 PM 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 several days, the worst storm in 20...

December 28, 2026

7:25 AM 4:19 PM 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 45 inches. In eastern Vermont, heavy...

December 29, 2026

7:26 AM 4:19 PM 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 significant was the cold air that...

December 30, 2026

7:26 AM 4:20 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Over a century ago on this date, in 1917, the deepest part of the WWI cold wave sent thermometers to record levels.  The coldest weather of the 20th century sent thermometers to -43 in St. Johnsbury, their all-time record low....

December 31, 2026

7:26 AM 4:21 PM 8 hours and 55 minutes The last day of the year is the time for First Night celebrations. Average temperatures are in the teens during the evening hours, and two of three days see some snow, so cold and snow should not surprise us. A series of bitter...