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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
0420 PM EST SAT MAR 02 2024

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1885 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           64   12/18         62       2       62  12/30
LOWEST             8   01/22         -5      13      -12  02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.0               36.9     5.1     41.7
AVG. MINIMUM    26.1               19.9     6.2     24.8
MEAN            34.0               28.4     5.6     33.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    11               30.2   -19.2       10
DAYS MIN <= 32    66               80.6   -14.6       74
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                3.7    -3.7        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         13.88               8.46    5.42    11.90
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.09    0.06     0.13
DAYS >= .01       30               30.2    -0.2       37
DAYS >= .10       20               17.4     2.6       24
DAYS >= .50       12                5.7     6.3        7
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.2     2.8        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.66   12/17 TO 12/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          23.3                                35.5
SINCE 7/1       24.9                                37.2
DAYS >= TRACE     10                                  32
DAYS >= 1.0        7                                  12
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        8   01/08                          10  01/24

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2794               3293    -499     2827
 SINCE 7/1      3883               4575    -692     3878
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/310    DATE  02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/290    DATE  02/14

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.63

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HEAVY RAIN                 7
RAIN                     13     LIGHT RAIN                28
FREEZING RAIN             0     LT FREEZING RAIN           2
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               25     FOG                       39
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE    12     HAZE                      10

-  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 34.0, WHICH WAS
5.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE WARMEST ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS
WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS THE 2015-2016 WINTER WHEN THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 33.7 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 19.3 DEGREES IN 1947-
1948. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST WINTERS ON RECORD AT
MANCHESTER.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINTER (SINCE 1885)...
RANK  TEMP  SEASON
1     34.0  2023-2024 <===
2     33.7  2015-2016
3     33.3  2022-2023
4     33.0  2001-2002
5     32.5  2011-2012
6     31.4  1932-1933
7     31.3  2016-2017
8     31.2  2019-2020
9     30.9  1936-1937
10    30.0  2021-2022

A TOTAL OF 13.88 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 5.42 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 3RD WETTEST ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON DECEMBER 17TH INTO THE 18TH FOR A TOTAL OF
3.66 INCHES. THE WETTEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 1886-1887 WHEN
15.41 INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 2.06 INCHES IN 1963-1964. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST WINTERS ON RECORD AT MANCHESTER.

MOST PRECIPITATION IN WINTER (SINCE 1885)...
RANK  SUM    SEASON
1     15.41  1886-1887
2     14.74  1936-1937
3     13.88  2023-2024 <===
4     13.62  1890-1891
5     13.58  2007-2008
6     13.26  1887-1888
7     13.11  1952-1953
8     12.86  2009-2010
9     12.85  1902-1903
10    12.56  1951-1952

A TOTAL OF 23.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THE LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER ON
RECORD WAS IN 1941-1942 WHEN ONLY 18.1 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE
SNOWIEST WAS 76.6 INCHES IN 1945-1946.

HISTORICAL RECORDS AT MANCHESTER BEGAN IN 1885, BUT WITHIN THIS
RECORD THERE REMAIN NUMEROUS YEARS OF UNAVAILABLE DATA. DUE TO THIS,
HISTORICAL RECORDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE AS SOME
SIGNIFICANT EXTREMES MAY BE MISSING FROM THE DATA. MORE CONSISTENT
MODERN RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998 AND CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT.

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