VERMONT ALMANAC | FEBRUARY 17

DAY LENGTH FEBRUARY 17, 2000
10 hours 33 minutes

US Naval Observatory
Sun and Moon Data

FEBRUARY 17, 2000 in Burlington, VT
Sunrise	6:51 a.m.
Sunset	5:24 p.m.
Moonrise	3:09 p.m.

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National Weather Service in Burlington reports these records for February 17 as of 2000:

NORMAL
11°F to 29°F
Average 20°F

RECORD HIGH
53°F in 1981

RECORD LOW
-21°F in 1963

NORMAL PRECIPITATION
0.06"

MOST PRECIPITATION
0.80" in 1954

MOST SNOW
9.4" in 1952

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THE VERMONT WEATHER BOOK by David Ludlum (Vermont Historical Society, 1996) lists the following Historic Weather Events for February 17:

February 17, 1896
Severely cold day, below zero all daylight except in southeast; Woodstock -30° on 17th, -36° on 18th.

February 17, 1958
Greatest snowstorm of the mid-century: Hanover, N.H., 31.3", Readsboro 25", Cavendish 24", Montpelier 20", Burlington 14.9".

NOTE: Ludlum's 14.9" is a multiday total. The Great Mid-February Snow Storm of 1958 lasted from February 15-17, with most of the snow (12.1") falling on February 16.

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