April 25, 2026

5:50 AM 7:47 PM 13 hours and 57 minutes April is not known for its heat waves, though they do make brief appearances every decade. It might seem that has happened more often in recent years, but well-over a century ago on this date, in 1913, thermometers soared into...

April 26, 2026

5:49 AM 7:48 PM 13 hours and 59 minutes The Passumpsic Valley was recovering from a flood on this date in 1866, which took out 4 bridges between Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury. But records from nearby Lancaster, NH and Lunenburg, VT indicate no excessive rains. It must...

April 11, 2026

6:14 AM 7:30 PM 13 hours and 16 minutes Although the character of spring includes damp ground and mud season, it is the spring when forest fire danger is at its annual maximum here in northern New England, northern New York, and southern Quebec. Dead grass and...

April 27, 2026

5:47 AM 7:49 PM 14 hours and 2 minutes Residents throughout northern New York and northern New England woke up to a mid-winter’s scene on this date in 1874. The heaviest snow storm of the snowiest April on record dropped 15 inches in Woodstock and Bethel, 18 inches in...

April 12, 2026

6:12 AM 7:31 PM 13 hours and 19 minutes Wet snow fell heavily over the north and the mountains on this date in 1992. 8 inches was measured in Newport, 6 in St. Albans, and 4 inches in Burlington. Guildhall, VT and Colebrook, NH had the most for non-mountain locations...

April 28, 2026

5:46 AM 7:51 PM 14 hours and 5 minutes April’s hottest weather of historical record was driving the mercury into the 80s and a few low 90s throughout interior New England and New York state on this date in 1990. The heat was very evenly distributed, as the...