Cold/Wind Chill, Caledonia
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caledonia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.465, -72.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Vermont, January 15, 2006
An arctic cold front moved across northern Vermont during the early morning of 15th. Record warm temperatures in the 50s on Saturday the 14th, were replaced with temperatures 5 to 15 above on Sunday.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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
- 12
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 BTV wrote it up.
An arctic cold front moved across northern Vermont during the early morning of 15th. Record warm temperatures in the 50s on Saturday the 14th, were replaced with temperatures 5 to 15 above on Sunday. Blustery northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph created wind chills of 10 to 25 degrees below zero and an apparent temperature change from Saturday (14th) of 50 to 70 degrees colder.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Addison
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Addison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Chittenden
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Chittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Franklin
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Essex
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.728, -71.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Grand Isle
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grand Isle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.797, -73.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lamoille
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lamoille forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.606, -72.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Orleans
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.829, -72.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.273, -72.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Addison
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Addison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.031, -73.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Chittenden
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Chittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.461, -73.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Franklin
- When
- January 15, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -72.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5491857, 5491858, 5491859, 5491860, 5491861, 5491862, 5491863, 5491864, 5491865, 5491866, 5491867, 5491868.