Vermont Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Vermont city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

Avg. days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

Avg # hail days
Burlington 36.05 79.0 154 22 1
State Average - 42.82", 22nd wettest in the U.S. 

Vermont Precipitation Records

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: South Hero, northwestern Vermont, 32.57"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Mount Mansfield, north-central Vermont, 78.80"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Mount Mansfield, north-central Vermont, 222.0"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Mount Mansfield, north-central Vermont, 9/17/1999, 9.92" 
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Mount Mansfield, north-central Vermont, 1996, 100.96"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Jay Peak, northern Vermont, 12/15/2003, 26.5"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Mount Mansfield, north-central Vermont, 1970-1971, 318.6"
  • On November 3-4, 1927 a historic Vermont flood occurred and stands as the greatest disaster in Vermont history. 
    Virtually the entire State received over 6 inches of rain. Torrential rains, up to 15 inches in the higher elevations, sent 
    streams on a rampage devastating the Winooski Valley. Flooding claimed 200 lives and caused 40 million dollars damage

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center