Sunrise: 6:44 AM
Sunset: 5:25 PM
Length of the day:
10 hours and 41 minutes
It was on this date in 1972 blizzard conditions swept all of northern New England as a powerful nor’easter passed over Cape Cod, raking the coastal sections of New England with winds gusting to 90 mph. The strong winds whipped 8 to 12 inches of snow into tremendous drifts.