Second Snowiest Season on Record

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The winter season of 2007-08 can be summed up into three words: cold and snowy. North Conway plowed passed its average of 83 inches during January. Two months later, the season then became the second snowiest winter in 50 years. This page has the latest information regarding the latest snow depth and accumulation. Make sure you scroll down to view further information regarding interesting stats that I compiled. Also, I have uploaded 24 photos for viewing, which can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Current Information
As of May 01 2008 (Season Finished)

Statistics

  • Current Depth: 0 inch
  • New Snowfall: 1.3 inch on 4/4
  • Season Total: 147.6 inches (+64.1 inches)

    • Extremes

  • Greatest Acc: 12.2 inches (2/26+27/08)
  • Greatest Depth: 55 inches (3/2/08)
  • Warmest Temp: +56.6° (1/08/08)
  • Coldest Temp: -14.1° (2/29/08)
  • Peak Wind Gust: SW 54 mph (2/11/08)


    • Impressive Information
    The following is as of 4/22/08 in
    North Conway. For further information, click on Climate Database which will bring you to sections like Local Extremes (18 top ten lists, such as most snow for one season), Historical Graphs (since 1960), and Daily Statistics. The weather extremes are based upon my observations with the help of nearly 50 years of NWS co-op observations.

    1. 2nd snowiest winter season: The total of 147.6" makes 07-08 the 2nd snowiest winter season on record. This total equates to 12 feet of snow. The first place spot for North Conway remains 1968-69 when 164" fell.
    2. Earliest date to surpass 100": Snowfall surpassed 100" on February 13, which makes it the earliest date to surpass 100" in North Conway. The last time this occured so early was on February 15, 1973.
    3. 2nd Deepest Snow Depth: North Conway's peak depth of 55 inches on 3/02/08 ranks as the 2nd deepest snowpack. The number one position belongs to March 1969 when a depth of 65" occured. Over one week of 4+ feet of snow was on the ground around that day.
    4. Consec. Days >= 1": The region recorded 140 consecutive days of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. This ranks this season in 3rd place for the longest duration. The two seasons ahead of it are 1968-69 (169 days) and 1971-72 (149 days).
    5. 3rd Snowiest December, 10th all-time: December 2007 recorded 41" of snow making it the 3rd snowiest December and 10th snowiest month of all time. Those ranking higher are 12/1970 with 46" and 12/1972 with 65".
    6. January's snowfall of 25 inches was the greatest recorded for that month in 9 years.
    7. 2nd Snowiest February, 3rd all-time: The month of February recorded 54 inches of snow (+38"). It became the 2nd snowiest February on record and the third snowiest month of all time. The first place winner for both is February 1960 with 68 inches of snow.
    8. 2nd Wettest February: A total of 7.35" of rain/melted snow occured in February making it the 2nd wettest February. First place remains far ahead with 9.64 inches during February 1964.
    9. 4th Wettest March: March's snowfall of 24 inches was the greatest recorded for that month in 7 years. The melted down value for the month, which was 5.73", helped it to become the 4th wettest March of all time. The most accumulation occured in 1983 with a total value of 8.47".
    10. Tidbit: On 4/1/08, the total snowfall difference between this season and the last season was a whopping 95" of snow.
    11. Second snowiest winter for the state: Similar to North Conway, the capital of New Hampshire (Concord) has also witnessed their 2nd snowiest winter season. The has city recieved 119.5 inches and is only 2.5 inches shy of breaking their all-time record, which was originally set during the season of 1873-74.
    		   






    This photo gallery features a sample of 24 photos that were taken during the winter season of 2007-2008. Click on the thumbnails to the left so that you can view the images much larger. The images will pop-up so make sure to allow pop-ups for this web site depending any security settings.

    All photographs were taken on or surrounding my parents 30+ acres of land in Chatham, NH (8 miles east of Jackson). Exactly 150 inches of snow accumulated at their location with a peak depth of 57 inches in early March.

    The photographs in the galleries of North Conway Weather are property of Caleb Boulter. Please display proper credit if you use any pictures from this or any gallery on another web site. Feel free to use the pictures for personal use.