Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Richmond, VT

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burlington International Airport, VT, 11 miles northwest of Richmond at 330 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 37.6 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 59% of the year's precipitation (22.1 of 37.6 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal August there has highs of 81°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 87.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.6 inches is more than at 2 of the 33 Vermont stations used on this site (6%). Jericho, 6 miles north, has its own station (Essex Junction 1 N, VT): 42.3 inches a year, 4.7 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 127 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Richmond: 93 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 15 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $79.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 1, 2005. July has had the most flash floods, 7 of 18. Of the 74 Vermont cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 61 have had fewer than Richmond.

Flood insurance policyholders in Richmond's ZIP code 05477 have filed 62 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irene in 2011: 13 claims (21% of all) and $372,000, then Vermont/New York Flooding in 2023 with 11. The year with the most claims was 2023, with 19. 45% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 43 Vermont cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 33 have fewer than Richmond.