VERMONT ALMANAC

DAY LENGTH MAY 19, 2000
14 hours 58 minutes

US Naval Observatory
Sun and Moon Data

MAY 19, 2000 in Burlington, VT
Sunrise	5:21 a.m.
Sunset	8:19 p.m.
Moonrise	9:37 p.m.

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National Weather Service in Burlington reports these records for May 19 as of 2000:

NORMAL
46°F to 69°F
Average 58°F

RECORD HIGH
91°F in 1989

RECORD LOW
31°F in 1987

NORMAL PRECIPITATION
0.11"

MOST PRECIPITATION
1.03" in 1976

MOST SNOW
TRACE in 1976

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THE VERMONT WEATHER BOOK by David Ludlum (Vermont Historical Society, 1996) lists the following Historic Weather Events for May 19:

May 19, 1780
Famous Dark Day in New England; noticed at sunrise at Pawlet; spread east during morning to Boston; candles needed to read; cast eerie, brassy hue on foliage and outdoor objects, attributed to smoke from forest fires in West.

May 19, 1883
“The most disastrous forest fire that ever occurred in state”; originated in vicinity of Groton in southern Caledonia Co.

May 19, 1982
Small tornado did structural damage at Island Pond; confirmed and photographed by Lyndon State College meteorologists.

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