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What more do we need to say about Friday’s weather other than... it was dry!

 

This Month

 

July is running about average temperature-wise and, after our recent rains, well above average for precipitation especially in the north.

 

The three major weather events so far...

The fine three day Fourth

Friday the 18th’s wind damage in “The Islands”

Sunday the 20th’s heavy rain (north)

The wet week that followed the 20th

 

Friday the 11th was the “least hot” day this month. The daily average temperatures were the lowest they have been statewide in July. Daytimes highs in many locations did not get out of the 60s. A few did, but not by much, Burlington’s high was only 71, Springfield made it to 74.

 

Last Month

June ended up warmer than average by a degree or two and mostly well above average for precipitation by an inch or two.

The three major weather events this month were...

 

The heat wave of the 7th through the 10th with included a few record highs on both Sunday the 8th (Burlington tied the 91 it first set in 1984) and on Tuesday the 10th (Burlington and St J both tying their record 93s and Montpelier setting a new record with their 93).

 

The severe weather of Tuesday the 10th as a strong cold front moved through with some strong to severe thunderstorms. There were 45 damage reports across the state; hardest hit Chittenden and Franklin counties. Most damage was from the wind, but there was hail up to an inch. There’s was one fatality; a boater capsized in the storm.

 

The flash flooding in Rutland County from the heavy localized rains of Saturday the 14th. One area of Rutland City was evacuated and some businesses sandbagged, but worst hit was the town of Ripton where many roads were washed out and residents stranded from nearly 8 inches of rain.

 

Year to Date

 

Precipitation is generally above average throughout the state. Temperatures are also running above normal.

 

The hottest stretch of the year is Saturday June 7th through Tuesday the 10th. Tuesday was the hottest day of the year. Temperatures in most locations well up in the 90s. It was an impressive four day heat wave (one of the hottest towns was Salisbury- 93/93/95/96).

 

The coldest day the year was Leap Friday 2/29; that morning record lows for the date were set in Burlington (-12), Montpelier (-18), and St. Johnsbury (-20). 

Official readings in locations that don’t have enough history for “records” included

Morrisville’s -29, and possibly the coldest in the state, -36 at the Island Pond Airport.

 

Note- If the record lows above don’t seem really that low, remember it was a leap day, so the pool of historical readings is limited to just one every four years.

 

The most widespread snow this year fell on Tuesday 1/1. The windiest stretch of the year is still 1/7-1/9.

 

Major Weather Events of 2008

The record January thaw that melted the record snows of December

One of the coldest Easters ever

The mid-April warm spell that melted winter and lifted spirits

June’s 4 day heat wave ending with severe storms on the 10th