{"id":131930,"date":"2026-02-13T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131930\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:01:21","slug":"some-new-york-and-vermont-towns-have-spent-almost-a-month-below-freezing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/131930\/","title":{"rendered":"Some New York and Vermont towns have spent almost a month below freezing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) &#8211; Conditions lately haven\u2019t just been cold\u2014they\u2019ve been anomalously cold. We\u2019re on a cold streak with consecutive days spent entirely below freezing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Locations and how long they've been below freezing as of February 12th, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3DQKPO5J3ZAPBFABRK4APTCMWE.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Locations and how long they&#8217;ve been below freezing as of February 12th, 2026(Gunnar Consol)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Locations in the North Country like Saranac Lake, N.Y., and Newcomb, N.Y., have spent almost an entire month below freezing, and the streak continues. Burlington, Plattsburgh, Montpelier, and St. Johnsbury all have streaks running 21 days now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The below-freezing conditions haven\u2019t been quite as persistent in Southern Vermont. This has caused Rutland, Lebanon, and Bennington to experience intermittent thawing during this cold stretch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Every streak but Bennington\u2019s began during the middle of January after our brief January thaw:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saranac Lake Streak started: January 16<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Newcomb Streak started: January 17<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Massena Streak started: January 18<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Burlington Streak started: January 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Plattsburgh Streak started: January 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Montpelier Streak started: January 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">St. Johnsbury Streak started: January 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rutland Streak started: January 23 | Streak ended: February 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lebanon Streak started: January 23 | Streak ended: February 1<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bennington Streak started: February 2 | Streak ended: February 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A few more days below freezing will extend these streaks before the thaw arrives next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WCAX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) &#8211; Conditions lately haven\u2019t just been cold\u2014they\u2019ve been anomalously cold. 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