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...

Monday, November 18, 2024

6:50 AM 4:21 PM 9 hours 1 minutes Looking back to the 1960s, snowmaking was only a dream for ski areas, so early snows were always a great bonus. Ski areas hit the jackpot on this date in 1965, when 8 to 16 inches blanketed the northern portions of New York, Vermont,...

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

7:09 AM 4:12 PM 9 hours 1 minutes A rather nasty storm struck the northeast on this date in 1964. Cold air wedged into place from arctic high pressure was shallow enough to allow warm air to move up and over it from a storm along the east coast. A mix of ice, sleet,...

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

6:51 AM 4:20 PM 9 hours 1 minutes The first of two coastal storms struck southernmost Vermont and central and southern New Hampshire with a foot of snow in Readsboro and Vernon, VT on this date in 1986. Winds gusted to 50 mph near the Massachusetts border, and...

Thursday, December 05, 2024

7:10 AM 4:12 PM 9 hours 1 minutes Residents enjoyed a balmy December day on this date in 1941. Warm weather surged north into eastern New York and western Vermont, Burlington recording its warmest December temperature of the century at 67, while Enosburg Falls set the...

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

6:52 AM 4:19 PM 9 hours 1 minutes There’s hope yet for some warm weather, at least if the recent past is any indication. On this date in 1991, folks were enjoying a last walk or jog in T-shirts and shorts, or putting the gardens to bed. Burlington’s record high of 71...