Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
244 PM EST TUE JAN 02 2024
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...THE CONCORD NH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1868 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 102 07/03/1966
07/04/1911
LOW -37 02/16/1943
HIGHEST 94 06/02 96 -2 98 08/04
LOWEST -15 02/04 -15 0 -10 01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.0 58.3 1.7 60.3
AVG. MINIMUM 38.8 36.1 2.7 36.5
MEAN 49.4 47.2 2.2 48.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 11 13.7 -2.7 26
DAYS MAX <= 32 16 43.5 -27.5 38
DAYS MIN <= 32 144 164.8 -20.8 154
DAYS MIN <= 0 3 12.8 -9.8 11
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 57.99 2008
MINIMUM 24.17 1965
TOTALS 50.59 41.95 8.64 40.74
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.11 0.03 0.11
DAYS >= .01 134 132.8 1.2 122
DAYS >= .10 85 79.6 5.4 82
DAYS >= .50 36 28.0 8.0 33
DAYS >= 1.00 13 9.5 3.5 8
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.36 12/17 TO 12/18
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 128.4 1956
TOTALS 63.3 67.7 -4.4 42.3
SINCE 7/1 4.6 17.6 -13.0 5.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2
DAYS >= TRACE 45 30.3 14.7 36
DAYS >= 1.0 17 16.5 0.5 11
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 17 01/24
03/15
24 HR TOTAL 14.5 01/22 TO 01/23
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6129 6980 -851 6578
SINCE 7/1 2237 2610 -373 2355
COOLING TOTAL 574 528 46 650
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/29/1986
LATEST 06/26/1979
EARLIEST 10/24
LATEST 05/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/340 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/350 DATE 03/15
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 23 HEAVY RAIN 32
RAIN 57 LIGHT RAIN 132
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 6
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 10
LIGHT SNOW 46 FOG 200
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 58 HAZE 18
- 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 YEAR WAS 49.4 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 2.2
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS
WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2016 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
49.3 DEGREES. THE COOLEST WAS 41.1 DEGREES IN 1918. THE FOLLOWING
TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST YEARS ON RECORD AT CONCORD.
WARMEST ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (SINCE 1868)...
RANK AVE YEAR
1 49.4 2023 <===
2 49.3 2016
3 49.2 1978
4 49.1 2021
49.1 2012
49.1 1877
7 48.9 2020
8 48.8 1880
9 48.7 2010
48.7 1998
A TOTAL OF 50.59 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 8.64 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE SEVENTH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE WETTEST
YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2008 WHEN 57.97 INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST WAS
24.17 INCHES IN 1965. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST YEARS ON
RECORD AT CONCORD.
GREATEST ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (SINCE 1868)...
RANK PRECIP YEAR
1 57.97 2008
2 57.20 2005
3 55.24 2006
4 54.77 2011
5 53.30 2018
6 52.33 1888
7 50.59 2023 <===
8 50.05 1897
9 49.27 1951
10 48.79 1936
A TOTAL OF 63.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 4.4 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE YEAR WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW WAS IN 2006 WHEN ONLY
26.7 INCHES FELL. THE MOST SNOW OCCURRED IN 1956 WHEN 128.4 INCHES
OF SNOW FELL.
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