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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON OFFERS THE FOLLOWING DATA FOR JANUARY AS OF 2000:
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NORMAL
JANUARY
9.3°F to 26.7°F
Average 18.0°F
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WARMEST
JANUARY
Average 31.1°F in 1906
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COLDEST
JANUARY
Average 3.6°F in 1970
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WARMEST
JANUARY DAY
66°F
Jan 15, 1995
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COLDEST
JANUARY DAY
-30°F
Jan 15, 1957
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NORMAL
PRECIPITATION
2.22"
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HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION
5.15" in 1998
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LOWEST
PRECIPITATION
0.42" in 1989
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MOST
PRECIPITATION
2.11"
Jan 8, 1998
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LEAST
PRECIPITATION
0.53"
Jan 10, 2000
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AVERAGE
SNOWFALL
18.7”
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MAXIMUM
SNOWFALL
42.4” in 1978
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MINIMUM
SNOWFALL
2.8" in 1921
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MOST SNOW
23.1"
Jan 14, 1934
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LEAST SNOW
3.8"
Jan 25, 1924
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 THE VERMONT WEATHER BOOK by David Ludlum (Vermont Historical Society, 1996) says of January:
“As the days lengthen, the cold strengthens,” goes the familiar post-solstice proverb. With rare exceptions, January is the coldest month of the year. The jet stream, whose meanderings are so influential in directing the daily action on the weather map, migrates to the farthest south position in its cross-continental rush from the Pacific to the Atlantic. This permits polar airstreams from central and northern Canada to penetrate southward without hindrance and envelop a large part of the United States. Being relatively close to the source region of the cold air, the Green Mountain country receives the northerly airflow in an almost pristine state, with little modification of its frigidity.
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