Drought in Lamoille County, VT: 1.9 years in 10 since 2000

1.9 years in 10

Lamoille County, VT: 5 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2001 (21 wk), 2018 (13 wk), 2020 (14 wk), 2021 (26 wk) and 2025 (17 wk). Not a single drought week in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019.

A regular lawn is fine here; plan for the odd dry year

Real droughts are rare here. A smart controller that skips watering after rain covers the odd dry year.

You can keep a regular lawn. Worth doing: a rain-sensing or smart controller, and deeper, less frequent watering if Oct turns dry.

Drought has been more common in 2016-2025 (4 years in 10) than in 2000-2015 (0.6 in 10).

Against the rest of VT

6th most drought-prone of 14 VT counties; the VT middle is 1.5499999999999998 in 10. Closest on the list: Caledonia County (1.9 in 10) and Essex County (1.9 in 10). Driest in VT: Windsor County (2.7 in 10). Least drought: Chittenden County (0.4 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Oct (18% of weeks), then Dec (17%) and Nov (15%). Least in May (1%). May to September averages 7%.

11 Jan
10 Feb
7 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
7 Jun
4 Jul
8 Aug
15 Sep
18 Oct
15 Nov
17 Dec

The worst year: 2021

2021: 26 weeks in drought, peaking at D1 moderate. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 9.5% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 0.7% at D2, 0.2% at D3, never any D4. Longest unbroken spell: 32 weeks, Sep 29, 2020 to May 4, 2021.

Lately

Last drought year: 2025, 17 weeks. 2016-2025: 4 in 10, against 0.6 in 10 for 2000-2015, drier lately. So far in 2026: 1 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.