CXUS51 KGYX 021559 CLSCON PWMCLSCON 000 TTAA00 GYX 012141 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1100 AM EST SAT MAR 02 2024 ................................... ...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 ................................................................ 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. $$ SB/HAT