Drought in Vermont
Every drought event the National Weather Service has filed in Vermont, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
The most significant on the map
The most significant drought episodes in Vermont.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 21
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Drought in Vermont, December 1 to 31, 2024Abnormally dry conditions across portions of southern Vermont resulted in the development of severe drought conditions (Severe - D2) across portions of Bennington and Windham counties starting on November 12, 2024 and continuing into the middle to end of December.
- Drought in Vermont, November 12 to 30, 2024Abnormally dry conditions across portions of southern Vermont resulted in the development of severe drought conditions (Severe - D2) across portions of Bennington and Windham counties starting on November 12, 2024 and continuing into December.
- Drought in Vermont, October 1 to 31, 2025Following dry conditions during the month of September, continued spells of dry weather during the month of October led to the continuation of severe drought (D2) per the U.S. Drought Monitor across much of Southern Vermont, including Bennington and Windham Counties.
- Drought in Vermont, November 1 to 11, 2025Spells of wet weather, beginning in October, allowed for severe drought (D2) conditions to end across Bennington County on November 4, 2025 and Windham County on November 11, 2025 per the U.S. Drought Monitor.
- Drought in Vermont, September 23 to 30, 2025Following dry conditions during the month of August, continued spells of dry weather during the month of September led to the expansion of severe drought (D2) per the U.S. Drought Monitor across Bennington and Windham counties in southern Vermont.
- Drought in Vermont, April 1 to 30, 1999Rainfall fell well short of normal across southern Vermont during the month of April. Ball Mountain Lakereported only 0.97 inches of rainfall for the entire month, which was 2.93 inches below normal. Pownal had 1.15 and Sunderland only 0.88 inches.
- Drought in Vermont, September 1 to 27, 2022The United States Drought Monitor (USDM) continued to indicate severe drought conditions across portions of southern Windham County in Vermont for much of the month of September.
- Drought in Vermont, August 16 to 31, 2022The United States Drought Monitor (USDM) indicated severe drought conditions across portions of southern Windham County in Vermont starting on August 16, 2022.
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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.