Monday, December 16, 2024

7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours 1 minutes In 1835, perhaps the coldest daylight of the 1800’s was howling in on strong northwest winds. A very uniform cold resulted, with temperatures only changing a few degrees during the day. Midday readings included -16 in Brattleboro, -17...

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours 1 minutes December’s long nights, and short days with a meager sun even on the sunniest of days means that spells of cold weather become increasingly common. One of the earliest extended spells of cold weather was at its worst on this date in...

Saturday, November 16, 2024

6:47 AM 4:22 PM 9 hours 1 minutes On this date in 1927, while Vermonter’s were still very busy cleaning up from the tremendous flooding, the weather brought a very welcomed reprieve from the encroaching cold of winter. A spell of “Faux Summer” sent...

Monday, December 02, 2024

7:07 AM 4:12 PM 9 hours 1 minutes December does not get all of its precipitation as snow. The long-term averages show that Burlington and St. Johnsbury get 75% as snow, while Brattleboro, VT and Concord, NH average about 50% snow and 50% rain. Of course a snowy...

Sunday, November 17, 2024

6:49 AM 4:22 PM 9 hours 1 minutes In the wake of an early season snowstorm on this date in 1972, thermometers plunged to mid-winter depths. Woodstock and Morrisville, VT sank to 2 degrees, while Northfield bottomed out at zero. A second surge of arctic air a week...

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

7:08 AM 4:12 PM 9 hours 1 minutes An early season arctic front dropped temperatures throughout the day on this date in 1940. Readings fell from 13 above zero to 15 below zero in Burlington by midnight, and set early season records the next morning, including –27 in...