Snow Zone

The winter season in North Conway can be summed up into two words: cold and snowy. This section of 'North Conway Weather' enters its eleventh season of featuring up-to-date information regarding snow depth, snowfall accumulation, and much more. Included within the content of this page is a link to four graphs that illustrate most recent winter seasons in North Conway.

 

North Conway

2/5/2012

Snow Total Departure
Today 0.0 in -0.6 in
Yesterday 0.0 in -0.6 in
Past 7 Days 2.5 in +1.7 in
Month 0.0 in -3.0 in
Season 50.0 in +4.0 in
Snow Depth Date
Today 12 in n/a
Peak 13 in 1/20/12

 

Chatham

2/5/2012

Snow Total Departure
Today 0.0 in -0.6 in
Yesterday 0.0 in -0.6 in
Past 7 Days 4.6 in +0.4 in
Month 0.0 in -3.0 in
Season 51.4 in +5.4 in
Snow Depth Date
Today 14 in n/a
Peak 15 in 2/01/12

 

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2011-12 Winter Journal

Keep track on any unique weather that the current winter brings.

  1. January 01, 2012
    More than 102 inches of snow accumulated during the calendar year of 2011. This was the third time in the past four years that the annual accumulation has surpassed 100 inches. Average annual snowfall in North Conway is just above 82 inches.
  2. November 23, 2011
    A snowstorm on the eve of Thanksgiving produced 12.5 inches of snow in North Conway. This was was the greatest snowfall accumulation during the month of November within the past fifty years. The only time that North Conway received more snow (from a single snowstorm) during the month of November was on November 20-21, 1961, when more than 18 inches accumulated.
  3. October 30, 2011
    An early season winter storm produced 6.4 inches of snow in North Conway, making it the greatest October snowfall in 42 years. The Mount Washington Valley was spared the worst of the winter storm, which produced a wide swath of 10 to 20 inches of snow just south of the area.

Winter Graphs

Updated 2/3/12
Feel free to view four graphs that depict observed snowfall and snow depth for the most recent winter seasons.

Click here to view

 

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Notable Storms

The following is an overview of the winter storms that have occurred in North Conway during the current winter season. Feel free to click on the dates of each storm to view a map that illustrates regional snowfall amounts. The basic requirements for a winter storm is that the system must produce at least 5.5 inches of snow or 0.50 inch of ice accumulation.

 


Date		 Snow
Amount		 Precip.
Total		 Lowest
Pressure		 Mean
Temp		 Storm
Duration		 Average
Wind
10/30/11 06.4 in 0.59 in 1010 mb 32.1° F 15 hrs WSW 3 G 24
11/23/11 12.5 in 1.26 in 1009 mb 30.9° F 14 hrs N 1 G 11
12/23/11 06.0 in 0.42 in 1013 mb 32.0° F 07 hrs Calm
01/12/12 07.9 in 0.61 in 1002 mb 22.7° F 10 hrs SW 1 G 13
01/20/12 05.7 in 0.25 in 1014 mb 14.8° F 06 hrs Calm