Burlington's Blizzard Bullseye: New All-Time Snowfall Record

The heavy snowstorm which affected northern New England over the weekend put Burlington, VT directly in the bullseye. The National Weather Service reported on Monday that the storm total of 33.1" at Burlington International Airport set a new all-time snowfall record for a single storm. The old record was 29.8" in December 1969.

Other storm totals around the northeastern New York/Vermont region are listed below.

A daily snowfall record was also set at Caribou, ME for January 2 (8.5" vs. 5.8" in 1972).

The top 5 Burlington snowfalls are now:

1. 33.1 INCHES ON JANUARY 2-3, 2010   
2. 29.8 INCHES ON DECEMBER 25-28, 1969  
3. 25.7 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 14-15, 2007  
4. 24.7 INCHES ON JANUARY 13-14, 1934  
5. 22.9 INCHES ON MARCH 5-6, 2001  

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


NEW YORK

...CLINTON COUNTY...
   PERU 4.1 ESE           9.2   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   PLATTSBURGH            7.0  1200 AM   1/4  

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   MALONE                 9.0   700 AM   1/4   COOP

...ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY...
   POTSDAM                7.5   622 PM   1/3  

VERMONT

...ADDISON COUNTY...
   MONKTON               24.5   900 AM   1/4   SPOTTER
   LINCOLN 2.2 NW        14.0   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   SALISBURY 2 N         12.4   500 PM   1/3  

...CALEDONIA COUNTY...
   WALDEN                20.0   632 PM   1/3  
   SUTTON                10.5   700 AM   1/4   COOP
   SUTTON 2 NE            9.4   700 AM   1/4   COOP
   NORTH WALDEN           7.8   700 AM   1/4   COOP
   STANNARD               6.2   530 PM   1/3  
   SAINT JOHNSBURY        5.4   400 PM   1/3  

...CHITTENDEN COUNTY...
   SOUTH BURLINGTON      33.1  1200 AM   1/4  
   ESSEX JUNCTION        30.0   427 PM   1/3  
   MILTON                25.0   600 PM   1/3   NWS EMPLOYEE
   CHARLOTTE             24.0   400 PM   1/3   SPOTTER
   NORTH UNDERHILL       21.9   900 AM   1/4   NWS EMPLOYEE
   NASHVILLE 1 E         21.6   718 PM   1/3  

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   SWANTON                7.8   745 PM   1/3  

...LAMOILLE COUNTY...
   JEFFERSONVILLE        21.5   800 AM   1/4   SPOTTER
   CAMBRIDGE             16.0  1028 AM   1/4   PUBLIC
   MOUNT MANSFIELD       11.0   430 PM   1/3  
   EDEN 2 S               8.0   700 AM   1/4   COOP
   STOWE                  4.2   624 PM   1/3  

...ORANGE COUNTY...
   CORINTH                6.0   705 AM   1/4   COOP

...ORLEANS COUNTY...
   BARTON 3.0 ENE        13.8   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   DERBY CENTER 1.8 NW   12.0   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   WESTFIELD 0.7 WNW      9.5   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   IRASBURG               3.2   701 AM   1/4   COOP

...RUTLAND COUNTY...
   DANBY                 13.5   607 AM   1/4   
   SUDBURY               13.0   730 PM   1/3  
   CLARENDON             12.0   900 AM   1/4   RUTLAND AIRPORT
   PITTSFORD             11.5  1120 PM   1/3   SPOTTER
   POULTNEY               9.0   100 PM   1/3   SPOTTER
   RUTLAND                7.8   703 AM   1/4   COOP

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
   WATERBURY 4.6 NNE      5.8   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   WAITSFIELD 2 W         5.0   900 AM   1/4   COOP
   PLAINFIELD             3.3   704 AM   1/4   COOP
   WORCESTER 2 W          3.3   705 AM   1/4   COOP
   EAST CALAIS            3.0  1230 PM   1/3   SPOTTER
   NORTHFIELD             3.0   704 AM   1/4   COOP
   MARSHFIELD 4.5 SW      2.7   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS
   EAST CALAIS 1.5 SW     2.4   800 AM   1/4   COCORAHS

...WINDSOR COUNTY...
   WOODSTOCK              1.3   706 AM   1/4   COOP
   ROCHESTER              1.0   706 AM   1/4   COOP 

Image (click to enlarge): Total snowfall from 7 am Saturday, Jan. 2, through 7 am Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 from National Weather Service