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Winter Weather Advisory for Portions of Northern New York and central and northern Vermont

A Winter Weather Advisory continues for St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties of New York through 1 PM Sunday, and has now been issued for much of central and northern Vermont. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches is expected. Light snows will begin in earnest this evening with the highest snowfall rates expected overnight before ending later Sunday morning. Read More >

Disclaimer:

Dates listed below are for informational and non-scientific purposes only and should be used as such given uncertainty in the historical record of observation and/or source. There are several ancecdotal articles from the Burlington Free Press and other local papers during the 1800s citing "closure" dates and these were recorded in original Burlington, VT climate record books housed locally at NWS Burlington. These are referenced as closed due to a variety of reasons, including 1) cessation of commercial shipping traffic or 2) full ice coverage on the broad lake from Burlington directly west/northwest to Port Kent, NY as observed from local reports or observations from the Battery Park overlook. There are other lists of closing dates in the historical record, for example from Shoreham, VT to Old Fort Ticonderoga among others. Given this information, it is impossible to determine whether the lake was ever 100% ice covered during many older years listed as "closed". In recent years (2009-present) NWS Burlington has archived satellite data imagery at 250m resolution from NASA's Terra and Aqua polar orbiting satellites to determine approximate ice coverage on the lake for recreational planning purposes (see our Lake Champlain Ice Coverage section at: https://www.weather.gov/btv/recreation). It is through this imagery that a subjective determination of approximate ice coverage is made, and whether the lake is iced over. If "iced over" conditions are observed it is with the full realization that small stretches, or gaps of open water may still exist on portions of the lake which are too small to be observed by the satellite data.

Data from 1816-1871 recorded c. 1910 in the U.S. Weather Bureau Climatological Record Book for Burlington, VT, and cited from a older Burlington Free Press clipping (Data sources unknown).

Data from 1872-1886 recorded by Charles E. Allen.

Data from 1886-1906 recorded by cooperative weather observer Mr. W. B. Gates.

Data from 1906 onward recorded by either the U.S. Weather Bureau or National Weather Service.
 

2021 Not Closed
2020 Not Closed
2019 March 8
2018 Not Closed
2017 Not Closed
2016 Not Closed
2015 February 16
2014 February 12
2013 Not Closed
2012 Not Closed
2011 Not Closed
2010 Not Closed
     
2009 Not Closed
2008 Not Closed
2007 March 2
2006 Not Closed
2005 March 8
2004 January 27
2003 February 15
2002 Not Closed
2001 March 2
2000 Not Closed
1999 Not Closed
1998 Not Closed
1997 Not Closed
1996 February 5
1995 Not Closed
1994 January 23
1993 February 7
1992 Not Closed
1991 Not Closed
1990 Not Closed
1989 February 22
1988 Not Closed
1987 February 18
1986 February 10
1985 Not Closed
1984 Not Closed
1983 Not Closed
1982 January 28
1981 January 14
1980 Not Closed
1979 February 11
1978 February 5
1977 January 16
1976 Not Closed
1975 Not Closed
1974 Not Closed
1973 February 20
1972 February 10
1971 February 2
1970 January 21
1969 March 2
1968 February 16
1967 February 13
1966 February 7
1965 Not Closed
1964 Not Closed
1963 February 8
1962 February 16
1961 January 27
1960 Not Closed
1959 February 9
1958 February 12
1957 Not Closed
1956 Not Closed
1955 February 9
1954 Not Closed
1953 Not Closed
1952 Not Closed
1951 February 10
1950 February 26
1949 Not Closed
1948 January 26
1947 February 23
1946 February 21
1945 January 25
1944 February 9
1943 February 18
1942 February 5
1941 February 1
1940 January 26
1939 January 27
1938 March 4
1937 March 12
1936 January 26
1935 January 30
1934 January 30
1933 Not Closed
1932 Not Closed
1931 February 11
1930 January 30
1929 February 6
1928 March 11
1927 March 4
1926 February 9
1925 January 20
1924 February 19
1923 January 28
1922 January 24
1921 February 26
1920 January 18
1919 Not Closed
1918 January 24
1917 January 27
1916 February 20
1915 February 20
1914 February 11
1913 February 10
1912 January 26
1911 January 18
1910 February 11
1909 February 9
1908 February 3
1907 January 25
1906 February 7
1905 January 22
1904 January 19
1903 January 24
1902 January 30
1901 February 1
1900 February 28
1899 February 1
1898 January 30
1897 January 31
1896 February 17
1895 February 8
1894 March 26
1893 January 15
1892 February 14
1891 January 27
1890 February 21
1889 February 7
1888 January 22
1887 January 8
1886 January 19
1885 January 29
1884 January 8
1883 January 26
1882 February 25
1881 January 16
1880 February 2
1879 January 29
1878 January 29
1877 January 15
1876 February 2
1875 January 16
1874 February 1
1873 January 29
1872 January 8
1871 January 24
1870 February 25
1869 January 19
1868 January 7
1867 January 20
1866 January 30
1865 January 17
1864 February 17
1863 February 4
1862 February 5
1861 January 23
1860 February 2
1859 January 11
1858 February 12
1857 January 15
1856 January 22
1855 February 4
1854 January 28
1853 January 28
1852 January 18
1851 February 1
1850 Not Closed
1849 February 7
1848 February 13
1847 February 15
1846 February 10
1845 February 3
1844 January 25
1843 February 16
1842 Not Closed
1841 February 18
1840 January 25
1839 January 25
1838 February 2
1837 January 15
1836 January 27
1835 January 10
1834 February 13
1833 February 2
1832 February 6
1831 January ?
1830 January ?
1829 January 31
1828 Not Closed
1827 January 21
1826 February 1
1825 February 9
1824 January 22
1823 February 7
1822 January 24
1821 January 15
1820 February 3
1819 March 4
1818 February 2
1817 January 29
1816 February 9