Heat, Bennington
- When
- March 27, 12:00 PM EST to March 31, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bennington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Vermont, March 27 to 31, 1998
The end of March was a period of record heat across southern Vermont as strong high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced a persistent southerly flow. From March 27 to March 31, high temperatures ranged from the middle 70s to upper 80s.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ALY wrote it up.
The end of March was a period of record heat across southern Vermont as strong high pressure off the Mid-Atlantic coast produced a persistent southerly flow. From March 27 to March 31, high temperatures ranged from the middle 70s to upper 80s.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Windham
- When
- March 27, 12:00 PM EST to March 31, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Ohio, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 27 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Maine, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New York, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Virginia, March 27 to 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Vermont in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Vermont, March 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5632207, 5632208.