Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
927 PM EST THU JAN 02 2025
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...THE CONCORD NH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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 102 07/03/1966
07/04/1911
LOW -37 02/16/1943
HIGHEST 96 06/20 96 0 94 06/02
LOWEST -3 12/23 -15 12 -15 02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.7 58.3 2.4 60.0
AVG. MINIMUM 38.4 36.1 2.3 38.8
MEAN 49.6 47.2 2.4 49.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 19 13.7 5.3 11
DAYS MAX <= 32 22 43.5 -21.5 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 151 164.8 -13.8 144
DAYS MIN <= 0 2 12.8 -10.8 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 57.99 2008
MINIMUM 24.17 1965
TOTALS 43.28 41.95 1.33 50.01
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.14
DAYS >= .01 137 132.8 4.2 134
DAYS >= .10 86 79.6 6.4 85
DAYS >= .50 32 28.0 4.0 36
DAYS >= 1.00 10 9.5 0.5 13
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.43 3/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 128.4 1956
TOTALS 57.4 67.7 -10.3 63.3
SINCE 7/1 6.5 17.6 -11.1 4.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= TRACE 28 30.3 -2.3 45
DAYS >= 1.0 11 16.5 -5.5 17
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 10 04/05
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 04/03 TO 04/04
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6190 6980 -790 6129
SINCE 7/1 2408 2610 -202 2237
COOLING TOTAL 650 528 122 574
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/29/1986
LATEST 06/26/1979
EARLIEST 10/15
LATEST 04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/300 DATE 02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/300 DATE 02/29
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 23 HEAVY RAIN 37
RAIN 56 LIGHT RAIN 138
FREEZING RAIN 3 LT FREEZING RAIN 8
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 41 FOG 201
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 56 HAZE 15
- 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 49.6 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 2.4
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS
WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2023 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
49.4 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 49.6 2024 <===
2 49.4 2023
3 49.3 2016
4 49.2 1978
5 49.1 2021
49.1 2012
49.1 1877
8 48.9 2020
9 48.8 1880
10 48.7 2010
48.7 1998
A TOTAL OF 43.28 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 1.33 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. 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.
A TOTAL OF 57.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 10.3 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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