Frost/Freeze in Vermont

Events

99

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$9.0 million

• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 18, 2023$7.3 million · 16 eventsRecord and near record low temperatures in the 20s during the early morning of May 18th produced a hard freeze across Vermont. This led to a damaging, potentially devastating freeze for several crops as they were in advanced budding stages.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, April 28 to 30, 2012$1.1 million · 16 eventsSeveral consecutive days of sub-freezing temperatures from the morning of April 28th to the morning of April 30th lead to damaging and possibly devastating killing freezes for various fruit-bearing crops in Vermont.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 11 to 13, 2010$550,000 · 6 eventsSub-freezing temperatures in the 20s occurred on May 11th and May 13th across interior portions of the Champlain Valley of Vermont/New York and the Connecticut River Valley.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 20 to 21, 200510 eventsHigh pressure over the western Great Lakes with a ridge to Pennsylvania early Thursday, October 20th moved east with the ridge over New England and New York early Friday, October 21st.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 21, 20056 eventsHigh pressure over the western Great Lakes with a ridge to Pennsylvania early Thursday, October 20th moved east with the ridge over New England and New York early Friday, October 21st.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 3, 20033 eventsA cold area of high pressure built across eastern New York during the early morning hours of October 3.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 6, 20043 eventsA Canadian airmass descended into the region, bringing the first killing frost/freeze of the season in Southern Vermont.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, June 1, 20093 eventsThe combination of an unseasonably cool air mass in place, clear skies and light winds resulted in widespread frost across southern Vermont, with some areas experiencing a freeze, during the early morning hours of Monday June 1st.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 4 to 5, 20193 eventsThe first frost and freeze of the season fell upon the area during the early morning hours of Saturday, October 5th, 2019. Low temperatures ranged from the mid 20s to low 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 18, 20233 eventsAn anomalously strong upper low and surface high overhead resulted in a major cold snap across southern Vermont the night of May 17th into the morning of May 18th.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 15, 20233 eventsAn anomalously strong cold snap for mid May standards possibly resulted in moderate crop damage as temperatures overnight Monday morning of May 15th dropped into the 30s across southern Vermont. The coldest locales saw overnight low temperatures fall into the upper 20s.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 20, 20022 eventsA large Canadian high pressure slipped south across eastern New York and adjacent western New England during the pre-dawn hours of May 20. The combination of a clear sky and light wind allowed for excellent radiational cooling across the entire area.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 22, 20022 eventsA chilly airmass continued to occupy much of eastern New York and adjacent New England during the overnight hours of May 22.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 9, 20022 eventsCanadian high pressure settled into southern Vermont on the morning of October 9. With a mostly clear sky and little or no wind, temperatures dipped to around freezing across much of Windham and Bennington counties, thus ending the growing season in these places.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 18, 20032 eventsFor the second night in a row, radiational cooling allowed temperatures to dip to, or below the freezing mark in Windham County right before dawn. No problems were reported to the National Weather Service as a result of this freeze.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 17, 20032 eventsA large Canadian high pressure system became established over southern Vermont on May 17. With a clear sky, little or no wind and low humidity, radiational cooling allowed temperatures to dip to, or even a little below the freezing mark in Windham County.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, October 21, 20052 eventsThe core of a deep-layer cold air mass moved through eastern Canada on Oct 20 and 21. A surface ridge of high pressure extended from the center of an anticyclone over the Great Lakes into western New England.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 29, 20082 eventsThe combination of an unseasonably cool air mass, mainly clear skies and light winds led to frost formation across portions of eastern New York and western New England during the early morning hours of Thursday May 29th.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 19, 20092 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced freezing temperatures across Bennington County and eastern Windham County in southern Vermont during the early morning hours of Tuesday May 19th.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 26, 20092 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced freezing temperatures across portions of southern Vermont during the early morning hours of Tuesday May 26th. The growing season already started in this area after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 9 to 10, 20102 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s across southern Vermont during the early morning hours of Monday, May 10th. The growing season started early across lower elevations after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 10 to 11, 20102 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s across southern Vermont during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 11th. The growing season started early across lower elevations after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 13, 20102 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass produced temperatures around freezing across southern Vermont during the early morning hours of Thursday, May 13th. The growing season started early across lower elevations after a stretch of unusually warm temperatures during April.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, September 24, 20051 eventSurface high pressure system over western Ontario Province Friday, September 23rd moved east across Quebec Province Saturday morning, September 24th.
• Frost and Freeze in Vermont, April 29 to 30, 20091 eventThe combination of clear skies and light winds allowed temperatures to fall to near or just below freezing across much of Bennington County in Vermont early Thursday morning.

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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.