Vermont, 2018

Excessive Heat and Heat in Vermont, July 1 to 5, 2018

July 1 to 5, 2018 · NWS ALY · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A hot and humid airmass brought excessively high heat indices to southern Vermont during the beginning of July through the Independence Day holiday. Temperatures soared as high as the mid-90s on July 1st, the hottest day of the stretch.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

A hot and humid airmass brought excessively high heat indices to southern Vermont during the beginning of July through the Independence Day holiday. Temperatures soared as high as the mid-90s on July 1st, the hottest day of the stretch. Combined with dewpoints in the mid-70s, heat indices reached near 105 degrees in the warmest areas. July 5th marked the fifth consecutive day with a high temperature in the 90s at Bennington. In addition to the hot daytime temperatures, overnight low temperatures only falling into the 70s was common, which exacerbated heat-related problems. The extensive heat prompted the opening of many cooling centers across the region.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 8:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 8:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

2 excessive heat, 1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Bennington

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Bennington forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.036, -73.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Eastern Windham

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Windham forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Windham

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Western Windham forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
42.991, -72.714 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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The same day elsewhere

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 767440, 767441, 767443.