Cold/Wind Chill in Vermont

Events

336

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$100,000

• Cold in Vermont, January 8 to 9, 20211 death · 1 eventA 35-year old man died from hypothermia within minutes after crashing his truck on Route 279 in Bennington and fleeing into the woods at around 6:30 pm on January 8th, according to the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner.
• Cold in Vermont, January 15 to 16, 2004$100,000 · 16 eventsArctic high pressure built southeast from Canada on Thursday, the 15th of January and Friday the 16th of January. Wind chills during Thursday, January 15th and Friday, January 16th were generally between 25 and 45 below zero.
• Flooding and High Wind in Vermont, December 22 to 24, 2022$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 10 eventsTwo separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, snow, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake.
• Cold in Vermont, January 13 to 14, 200416 eventsWeak low pressure moved across northern New England during Monday, January 12th with 2 to 4 inches of snow. Colder air followed this storm. Then an arctic front moved through the area Tuesday, January 13th.
• Cold in Vermont, January 20 to 21, 200516 eventsHigh pressure extended from south central Canada into northern New York State, and this resulted in a northerly flow of very cold air with gusty winds.
• Cold in Vermont, January 18, 200516 eventsHigh pressure over the Great Lakes moved slowly east and resulted in a northerly flow of very cold temperatures and gusty winds.
• Cold in Vermont, February 27, 200616 eventsAn arctic airmass was entrenched across Vermont during the early morning hours of the 27th. In addition, the pressure gradient between arctic high pressure in central Canada and low pressure in Labrador Canada accounted for brisk winds.
• Cold in Vermont, December 8, 200816 eventsA surface low and associated arctic cold front moved across northern New York and New England on the night of December 7th.
• Cold in Vermont, February 1 to 28, 201516 eventsA persistent deep cold trough settled across the northeast United States from late January through early March. This lead to the coldest February on record for much of northern New york and beyond with monthly departures of 13 to 17 degrees below normal.
• Cold in Vermont, January 20 to 22, 202216 eventsAnother arctic airmass moved into the region during Thursday night (1/20) and lingered through Saturday (1/22). Bitterly to dangerous cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below occurred overnight Thursday night - Friday morning.
• Cold in Vermont, January 27 to 29, 202216 eventsArctic air masses moved into Ontario, Quebec on January 26th and 28th. These created bitterly cold conditions during the night of January 26th into the morning hours of the 27th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Vermont, January 11 to 12, 202216 eventsArctic high pressure moving from central Canada across the Great Lakes into the northeast on January 11th.
• Cold in Vermont, January 23, 200513 eventsA storm system east of New England combined with high pressure over the Midwestern US resulted in a flow of very cold air and gusty winds.
• Cold in Vermont, January 19, 199712 eventsAn arctic airmass centered over the Northeast resulted in bitterly cold early morning low temperatures on Sunday, January 19, 1997.
• Cold in Vermont, December 30 to 31, 199812 eventsLow pressure moved into the Canadian maritimes Wednesday (December 30th) and the associated arctic front moved across the area early Wednesday (December 30th). Very cold air was ushered in on strong winds.
• Cold in Vermont, January 15, 200612 eventsAn 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.
• Cold in Vermont, January 17, 199710 eventsAn outbreak of arctic air resulted in extreme wind chills across much of Vermont. These wind chills frequently ranged from between 30 and 60 below zero.
• Cold in Vermont, February 18 to 19, 20068 eventsAn arctic airmass moved into Vermont during the night of the 17th and delivered colder air through the 18th.
• Cold in Vermont, February 18 to 19, 20068 eventsAn arctic airmass moved into Vermont during the night of the 17th and delivered colder air through the 18th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Vermont, January 19 to 22, 20196 eventsA major winter storm impacted southern Vermont on January 19th and 20th. Low pressure formed over the lower Mississippi Valley and lifted northeast across the Tennessee Valley during the night of the 19th before moving along the Mason-Dixon line on the 20th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Vermont, January 29 to 31, 20266 eventsA persistent polar airmass created a prolonged period of frigid conditions across southern Vermont for the final days of January into the very beginning of February.
• Cold in Vermont, January 22 to 25, 20135 eventsAn arctic airmass settled in over the region on January 22nd and remained in place for a few days as cold fronts moved across the region ushering in reinforcing surges of cold air.
• High Wind and Cold in Vermont, March 1 to 2, 202152 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong cold front moved across the region on Monday, March 1 advecting in a much colder air mass along with a prolonged period of strong to locally damaging winds which continued into the early part of Tuesday, March 2.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Vermont, February 16 to 18, 202560 kt wind · 5 eventsImmediately on the heels of a complex winter storm that impacted southern Vermont on February 15-16th, 2025, strong winds and bitter cold broke out across Bennington and Windham Counties.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Vermont, February 7 to 9, 20265 eventsA strong cold front crossed southern Vermont during the morning hours on February 7, 2026, ushering in an arctic air mass which remained in place through the morning hours on February 9, 2026.

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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.