Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1100 AM EST SAT MAR 02 2024

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...THE CONCORD NH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER SEASON, FROM
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...

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
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             74   02/21/2018
 LOW             -37   02/16/1943
HIGHEST           62   12/18         60       2       56  12/30
LOWEST             0   01/18        -15      15      -15  02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    39.4               34.5     4.9     38.7
AVG. MINIMUM    22.2               15.7     6.5     20.3
MEAN            30.8               25.1     5.7     29.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    15               37.7   -22.7       19
DAYS MIN <= 32    77               85.3    -8.3       85
DAYS MIN <= 0      1               11.7   -10.7        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.68   2008
 MINIMUM        3.14   1980
TOTALS         14.05               9.25    4.80    11.29
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.10    0.05     0.12
DAYS >= .01       32               33.2    -1.2       39
DAYS >= .10       22               19.6     2.4       24
DAYS >= .50       13                6.5     6.5        7
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.9     2.1        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.36   12/17 TO 12/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         102.0   2008
TOTALS          30.7               48.3   -17.6     43.4
SINCE 7/1       34.6               51.6   -17.0     44.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     3
DAYS >= TRACE     13               22.0    -9.0       33
DAYS >= 1.0        3               11.9    -8.9       13
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        9   01/29
 24 HR TOTAL     8.4   01/07 TO 01/07

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3087               3590    -503     3166
 SINCE 7/1      4406               5138    -732     4460
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/300    DATE  02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/300    DATE  02/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.52

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HEAVY RAIN                 7
RAIN                      9     LIGHT RAIN                22
FREEZING RAIN             0     LT FREEZING RAIN           3
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               24     FOG                       48
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    17     HAZE                       5

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

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE WINTER SEASON WAS 30.8 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS 5.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 2ND WARMEST WINTER ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 2015-2016 WHEN THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 30.9 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 15.4 DEGREES
IN 1917-1918. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST WINTERS ON
RECORD AT CONCORD.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINTER (SINCE 1868)...
RANK  TEMP  SEASON
1     30.9  2015-2016
2     30.8  2023-2024 <===
3     30.4  1879-1880
4     29.7  1932-1933
5     29.5  2022-2023
      29.5  2001-2002
7     29.4  1936-1937
8     29.0  2011-2012
9     28.7  2016-2017
      28.7  1997-1998

A TOTAL OF 14.05 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 4.80 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 4TH WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON DECEMBER 17TH INTO THE 18TH FOR A TOTAL OF
3.36 INCHES. THE WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 2007-2008 WHEN
16.68 INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 3.14 INCHES IN 1979-1980. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST WINTERS ON RECORD.

MOST PRECIPITATION IN WINTER (SINCE 1868)...
RANK  SUM    SEASON
1     16.68  2007-2008
2     14.36  1936-1937
3     14.32  1869-1870
4     14.05  2023-2024 <===
5     14.04  1881-1882
6     13.98  1897-1898
7     13.29  1978-1979
8     13.23  1902-1903
9     13.08  1890-1891
10    12.86  1952-1953

A TOTAL OF 30.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 17.6 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 2011-2012 WHEN
ONLY 13.8 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE SNOWIEST WAS 100.5 INCHES IN
2007-2008.

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