Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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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
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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.
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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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