VERMONT ALMANAC | DECEMBER 17

DAY LENGTH DECEMBER 17, 2000
8 hours 50 minutes

US Naval Observatory
Sun and Moon Data

DECEMBER 17, 2000 in Burlington, VT
Sunrise	7:25 a.m.
Sunset	4:15 p.m.
Moonrise	11:48 p.m.

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

NORMAL
16°F to 32°F
Average 24°F

RECORD HIGH
56°F in 2000

RECORD LOW
-10°F in 1919

NORMAL PRECIPITATION
0.07"

MOST PRECIPITATION
0.83" in 1973

MOST SNOW
12.5" in 1973

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

December 17, 1951
West Burke reached nadir of -29° during prolonged cold wave from 13th to 21st with the minimum below zero each day; -30° at Barnet.

December 17, 1973
Snowstorm dropped 12.8" at Burlington; St. Albans 10", but only 4" at Vernon.

NOTE We leave the minor discrepancy between 12.8" and 12.5" of snow at Burlington to the superior research skills of weather historians.

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