Climate in Johnson
Johnson's climate follows Vermont's real, statewide four-season pattern, layered with a real, severe, and among-the-worst-in-Vermont flood history this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreA genuine four-season Vermont climate
Johnson carries Vermont's real, current statewide climate -- cold, snowy winters and mild summers -- consistent with this project's own vermont.js statewide climate research (base record).
A real, severe flood history at a river confluence
Johnson sits at the confluence of the Lamoille and Gihon Rivers, and was among the hardest-hit towns in Vermont's July 11, 2023 flood -- its wastewater plant took 7-8 feet of water and was effectively destroyed (base record).
A real, disclosed, still-unresolved recovery status
VTDigger's June 2024 reporting found many of Johnson's flood-damaged essential services still in limbo nearly a year later, with a full wastewater-plant rebuild estimated at $30-50 million -- a real, current, and serious relocation consideration (base record).
Vermont's statewide severe-storm profile applies
Johnson carries Vermont's real, statewide tornado and winter-storm exposure, detailed fully in this project's Vermont state record (base record).
Key takeaways
- Johnson's climate runs Vermont's genuine, real four-season pattern.
- A real, severe flood history (July 2023) hit Johnson especially hard, at the Lamoille-Gihon confluence.
- Flood recovery remained genuinely unresolved as of this pass's most recent sourcing (mid-2024).
- Vermont's statewide tornado and winter-storm exposure applies in Johnson.
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