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NBC5 meteorologists are expecting the wettest Vermont City Marathon on record, for the 36th running of the event.Since the first marathon in May 1989, only eight have had rainfall, and none of them have seen significant rainfall. The 2016 race was discontinued early by heat.May 26, 2013 • 0.13″ (same weekend Whiteface got three feet of snow)May 24, 2009 • 0.11″ May 27, 2007 • 0.10″ May 24, 1992 • 0.09″May 29, 2011 • 0.08″ May 27, 2001 • 0.06″May 26, 2019 • 0.04″ (thunderstorm rolling in from New York delayed start) May 25, 2003 • 0.02″Sunday likely starts out dry well before the sun comes up, with rain moving in during the early morning hours. Several hours of steady rain are expected, with temperatures only in the 50s.Many indications have at least a quarter inch of rainfall during the marathon, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.Late Sunday afternoon will turn slightly drier, with only a few showers remaining.
NBC5 meteorologists are expecting the wettest Vermont City Marathon on record, for the 36th running of the event.
Since the first marathon in May 1989, only eight have had rainfall, and none of them have seen significant rainfall. The 2016 race was discontinued early by heat.
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- May 26, 2013 • 0.13″ (same weekend Whiteface got three feet of snow)
- May 24, 2009 • 0.11″
- May 27, 2007 • 0.10″
- May 24, 1992 • 0.09″
- May 29, 2011 • 0.08″
- May 27, 2001 • 0.06″
- May 26, 2019 • 0.04″ (thunderstorm rolling in from New York delayed start)
- May 25, 2003 • 0.02″
Sunday likely starts out dry well before the sun comes up, with rain moving in during the early morning hours. Several hours of steady rain are expected, with temperatures only in the 50s.
Many indications have at least a quarter inch of rainfall during the marathon, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Late Sunday afternoon will turn slightly drier, with only a few showers remaining.
