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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
930 PM EDT TUE JUN 04 2024

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...THE CONCORD NH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SPRING SEASON, FROM
3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1868 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   05/22/1911
 LOW             -20   03/06/1869
HIGHEST           92   05/22         90       2       91  05/28
LOWEST            11   03/01          1      10       14  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    59.1               56.8     2.3     58.3
AVG. MINIMUM    37.0               33.6     3.4     34.2
MEAN            48.0               45.2     2.8     46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                1.2    -0.2        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                4.3    -4.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    36               45.9    -9.9       39
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.1    -1.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.14   1983
 MINIMUM        3.61   1915
TOTALS         14.89              10.18    4.71    11.10
DAILY AVG.      0.16               0.11    0.05     0.12
DAYS >= .01       41               35.3     5.7       30
DAYS >= .10       26               20.9     5.1       18
DAYS >= .50       10                6.7     3.3        7
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.8     2.2        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.43   03/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          48.2   1956
TOTALS          20.9               16.1     4.8     20.4
SINCE 7/1       55.5               67.7   -12.2     64.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE     10                6.5     3.5       13
DAYS >= 1.0        4                3.6     0.4        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   04/05
 24 HR TOTAL     8.5   04/03 TO 04/04

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1576               1846    -270     1707
 SINCE 7/1      5982               6909    -927     6167
COOLING TOTAL     41                 23      18        9
 SINCE 1/1        41                 22      19        9
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/300    DATE  03/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/310    DATE  03/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.53

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     HEAVY RAIN                 9
RAIN                     21     LIGHT RAIN                48
FREEZING RAIN             1     LT FREEZING RAIN           1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               10     FOG                       53
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    11     HAZE                       4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON WAS 48.0 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 6TH WARMEST SPRING ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 2012 WHEN THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 49.6 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 38.7 DEGREES IN 1956.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST SPRINGS ON RECORD AT CONCORD.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN SPRING (SINCE 1868)
RANK    TEMP    YEAR
1       49.6    2012
2       49.3    1921
3       49.2    2010
4       48.6    1878
5       48.5    1880
6       48.0    2024 <===
7       47.9    1991
8       47.8    1889
9       47.5    1998
        47.5    1881

A TOTAL OF 14.89 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 4.71 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 7TH WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON MARCH 23RD WHEN 2.43 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL. THE WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 1983 WHEN 18.14 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 3.61 INCHES IN 1915. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST SPRINGS ON RECORD AT CONCORD.

WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD (SINCE 1868)
RANK    PRECIP  YEAR
1       18.14   1983
2       17.01   1901
3       16.18   1984
4       15.54   1953
5       15.04   2006
6       14.94   1954
7       14.89   2024 <===
8       14.59   1940
9       14.55   2004
10      14.42   1936

A TOTAL OF 20.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 4.8 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL ON APRIL 3RD INTO APRIL 4TH WHEN 8.5
INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE SNOWIEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 1956 WHEN
48.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THE LEAST SNOWIEST WAS IN 2021 AND 2010
WHEN ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECORDED.

NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED AT CONCORD IN SPRING 2024...

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