Record Snowfall occurred across the greater Burlington area on January 2nd into January 3rd.
A powerful ocean storm southeast of Nova Scotia during the late afternoon of January 2nd, retrograded into the Gulf of Maine near Rockport, Maine by the morning of January 3rd and then proceeded to return to the Atlantic Ocean during the afternoon of January 3rd.
Wraparound snows moved into northern Vermont during the afternoon and evening hours of January 2nd and continued through the afternoon of January 3rd. The windward side (west) of the various mountain ranges in Vermont witnessed the heaviest snowfall due to upslope conditions with the leeward side (east) received less snow due to downslope. In addition, some training of mesoscale snow bands, likely a result of upslope and convergence within the Champlain Valley of Vermont accounted for record snowfall in the Burlington area.
Favorable upslope regions received 8 to 18 inches of snowfall with over 30 inches in the greater Burlington area. Meanwhile downslope regions received 2 to 6 inches of snowfall. In addition, brisk northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts caused considerable blowing and drfiting of the snow with 4 to 5 foot snow drifts reported.
A record 33.1 inches of snow fell with this storm at Burlington Int'l Airport in South Burlington, which surpassed the old record of 29.8 inches that occurred on December 25-28 in 1969.
Some other specific snowfall totals; 30 inches in Essex Junction and Colchester (Chittenden county), 25 inches in Monkton (Addison county) and Milton (Chittenden county), 24 inches in Charlotte (Chittenden county), 22 inches in Jeffersonville (Lamoille county), Underhill and Jericho (Chittenden county), 18 inches in Canaan (Essex county) and Sheldon Springs (Franklin county), 16 inches in Cambridge (Lamoille county), 14 inches in Barton (Orleans county), Danby (Rutland county) and Lincoln (Addison county).

Winter Storm in WESTERN CHITTENDEN, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 125.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in LAMOILLE, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EASTERN CHITTENDEN, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in WESTERN ADDISON, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in WESTERN FRANKLIN, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in ESSEX, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in GRAND ISLE, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in ORLEANS, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EASTERN FRANKLIN, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in WINDSOR, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EASTERN ADDISON, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in WESTERN RUTLAND, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in WASHINGTON, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in CALEDONIA, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Storm in EASTERN RUTLAND, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in ORANGE, VERMONT
From 02-JAN-10 15:00:00 to 03-JAN-10 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer