# Ahh, January and February in Vermont . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400 "2016-01-27T19:11:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pabitel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/1 "2016-01-27T19:11:23Z")
And it’s 40 degrees and raining? ☹ I’m in northern Vermont and the forecast for the next week (1/28 - 2/3) is 36, 36, 34, 41, 44, 35, 39. With rain at least three of those days. This time of year we usually have trouble reaching zero. This time last year it was -25. I know El Niño was supposed to bring us a warm wet winter, but this is nuts. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/2 "2016-01-27T19:19:07Z")
I would be thrilled to be living on Vermont no matter what the weather. But yeah, it would be a bummer not to be hip deep in snow this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/3 "2016-01-27T19:29:53Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I would be thrilled to be living on Vermont no matter what the weather. Come on up in mud season and let’s hear how you feel then. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/4 "2016-01-27T19:33:16Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Come on up in mud season and let’s hear how you feel then. Mud season just weeds out the sissies, that’s all. Signed, A Displaced New Englander ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/5 "2016-01-27T19:42:13Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Come on up in mud season and let’s hear how you feel then. Grew up in Montreal. Vermont was my back yard year round. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/6 "2016-01-27T21:13:44Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Grew up in Montreal. Vermont was my back yard year round. 🙂 Ah, well, carry on then. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/7 "2016-01-27T21:34:41Z")
> [@Pabitel](#): > > And it’s 40 degrees and raining? ☹ > > I’m in northern Vermont and the forecast for the next week (1/28 - 2/3) is 36, 36, 34, 41, 44, 35, 39. With rain at least three of those days. > > This time of year we usually have trouble reaching zero. This time last year it was -25. C’mon - typical lows [in an average winter](https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Vermont/temperature-january.php) might bottom out near zero in January for the northern part of the state, but “trouble reaching zero”? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/8 "2016-01-28T00:14:31Z")
> [@Pabitel](#): > > And it’s 40 degrees and raining? ☹ > > I’m in northern Vermont and the forecast for the next week (1/28 - 2/3) is 36, 36, 34, 41, 44, 35, 39. With rain at least three of those days. > > This time of year we usually have trouble reaching zero. This time last year it was -25. > > I know El Niño was supposed to bring us a warm wet winter, but this is nuts. Didn’t Danny Kaye,Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen feel likewise? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/9 "2016-01-28T02:27:29Z")
In Montreal, the normal high for today is -6C (about 21F) and low is -15 (5). But the temperatures you quoted are several degrees above the predictions for here. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/10 "2016-01-28T04:28:21Z")
On the other hand, I haven’t had to shovel snow once this year; I’m enjoying that, though I don’t expect to make it through Feb without lifting my share of frozen water. ---
**Author:** ![Pabitel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Pabitel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pabitel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-january-and-february-in-vermont/744400/11 "2016-01-28T14:39:25Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > C’mon - typical lows [in an average winter](https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Vermont/temperature-january.php) might bottom out near zero in January for the northern part of the state, but “trouble reaching zero”? :dubious: Last year we had a string of days right around this time where the highs were 1, 0, 7 and 9. Pardon my hyperbole.