Monday, October 28, 2024

7:22 AM 5:46 PM 10 hours 1 minutes October of 1965 was a cold one, starting with some snow over the far north on the 3rd, and near record cold on the 6th and 7th. A more widespread snowfall occurred on this date in 1965, when most valleys saw a dusting, Newport...

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

6:43 AM 4:25 PM 9 hours 1 minutes Controlling the weather has been the subject of many discussions as to its merit. Cloud seeding had its beginnings on this date in 1946 over the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Scientists from General Electric led by Dr. Irving Langmuir...

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

7:23 AM 5:44 PM 10 hours 1 minutes Winter decided to get an early start on the season on this date in 1952. A solid 6 to 12 inches of snow greeted residents of the northern Green Mountains, the Northeast Kingdom, and northern New Hampshire. Bloomfield, VT, along the...

Thursday, November 14, 2024

6:45 AM 4:24 PM 9 hours 1 minutes On this date in 2003, a soaking rain on the night of the 13th changed to snow, continuing into the 14th. Valleys saw a light coating, but strengthening winds behind the storm lifted moist air over the mountains, leaving over a foot of...

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

7:25 AM 5:43 PM 10 hours 1 minutes Over a decade on this date, in 2011, the greatest October snowstorm on record was tapering off. Only a dusting fell in the Champlain Valley, but 8 to 16 inches fell in southern VT, including 16 inches in Marlboro, and 1 to 2 feet...

Friday, November 15, 2024

6:46 AM 4:23 PM 9 hours 1 minutes The cold winter of 1933 and ’34 experienced the first of many arctic intrusions on this date in 1933. The coldest air so early in the season dropped thermometers to 9 in Burlington, only recovering to the teens. By the morning of the...