DRIESTSINCE
Vermont · precipitation record 1884–2026

Burlington, VT

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2001
1.17in
5th driest of 143 years · normal 3.16"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.29" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.29in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 142 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.17in
5th driest of 143 yrs
37% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.75in
39th wettest of 143 yrs
120% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.02in
53rd wettest of 143 yrs
113% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.45in
on Jun 14, 1942 · in 143 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Jun 7, 1903)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

113%
20.02" of a normal 17.66" · wettest 33.07" (1998) · driest 10.7" (1894)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 142-year record (1884–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 34.14" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201150.92in
2199850.42in
3198350.16in
4200646.99in
5197346.28in

Driest Years on Record

1189421.31in
2191422.62in
3194122.98in
4200123.27in
5190823.49in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.51") and driest in Feb (~1.59"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1955, 11.54".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Burlington — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.61in
set in 2014

Rain on Jul 28

46%
of 142 years had measurable rain
1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.40″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.59″1896: 0.05″1897: 0.15″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.48″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.23″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.10″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.21″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.08″1911: 0.16″1912: 0.35″1913: 1.05″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.51″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.11″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.31″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.03″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.33″1926: 0.19″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.94″1929: 0.19″1930: 0.03″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.08″1933: 0.13″1934: 0.45″1935: 0.04″1936: 0.01″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.18″1939: 0.59″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.24″1942: 0.90″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.16″1948: 0.13″1949: 0.10″1950: 0.48″1951: 0.05″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.25″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.04″1957: 0.09″1958: 0.37″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.31″1967: 0.24″1968: 0.33″1969: 0.41″1970: 0.03″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 1.26″1974: 0.12″1975: 0.39″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.55″1982: 1.08″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.01″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.04″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.40″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.28″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.13″1998: 0.23″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.02″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.07″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 1.61″2015: 0.18″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.21″2019: 0.32″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 1.02″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Burlington's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Burlington, VT — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Burlington's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Burlington, VT — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Burlington's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Burlington, VT — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight14h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.47°N, 73.15°W

Nearby Stations

Plattsburgh, NY19 mi NWSaranac Lake, NY52 mi WGlens Falls, NY81 mi SConcord, NH119 mi SEAlbany, NY123 mi SManchester, NH136 mi SE

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