Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Bennington, Vermont

2025-01-22 · Bennington, Vermont

Wider weather episode

Southern Vermont was impacted by an arctic airmass during the early morning hours on January 22, 2025. The combination of below normal air temperatures, breezy winds, and nighttime radiational cooling led to minimum wind chill (or feels'-like temperatures) between -15 and -30 degrees Fahrenheit. The lowest of these air temperatures and wind chill values occurred at the highest elevations of the Southern Green Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1232283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.