Interior Rockingham storm history

High winds uprooted several trees in Atkinson one of which fell on a parked car on RT 111.

Snow overspread southeast New Hampshire on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up north of the area through the afternoon, but light to moderate snow continued through the afternoon. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall totals range f…

Rockingham County averaged 1.78 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.3 inches below normal. The July'December stretch was the 5th driest on record. Level 2 water restrictions in Exeter remained in place as reservoir levels failed to recover. The USDM on December 3…

Rockingham County averaged 2.04 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 6 inches, making it the 7th driest stretch between July through November on record. The USDM on November 25th had 49%…

Rockingham County averaged 2.48 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 4 inches, making it the 9th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had 6…

Light snow overspread the area in the evening on the 15th. This continued into the morning of the 16th when an area of strong warm air advection resulted in a laterally translating band of moderate to heavy snow. This swept through the region by the afternoon of the 16th. Periods…

Snow overspread the area in the late evening on the 8th. Strong warm air advection resulted in a broad area of steady snow. A focused band of heavier snow lifted through southern New Hampshire, with a dry slot eventually approaching and leading to lighter snowfall. At times a ver…

An early season heat wave impacted New Hampshire from June 17th through the 20th with the peak of the heat occurring June 19th-20th when excessive heat was observed through southern and central parts of the state. Heat index values reached above 105F across southern New Hampshire…

Snow overspread the area during the evening of the 3rd, heavy at times overnight into the morning of the 4th. Given the late season nature of the storm, much of the Merrimack Valley into the Seacoast observed temperatures at or just above freezing in addition to the heavy snow. A…

Snow squalls arrived in southern New Hampshire during the afternoon on the 14th. Trained spotters reported whiteout conditions and quick, light accumulation of snow as the squalls passed. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improved. Snowfa…

Some light snow began during the evening of the 6th with ocean effect showers moving westward from the Seacoast. The moderate snow began later in the evening on the 6th. Several rounds of heavy snow with snowfall rates in excess of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred through the even…

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the mid-20s. Epping reported a low of 27 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the past 30…

Rain changed to snow in the Merrimack Valley during the early morning on the 14th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy at times, especially farther from the coast. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 inches, near I-95, to 17 inches. Power outages were widespread where snowfall to…

Snow overspread portions of southeast New Hampshire shortly after midnight, early one the morning of the 4th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. Snow quickly came to an end during the afternoon as low pressure moved into the northwest Atl…

By the evening on the 3rd wind chills were reaching -30 degrees. Ambient air temperatures continued to fall into the double digits below zero with winds gusting in excess of 35 mph. The coldest wind chill values approached -40 degrees early on the 4th before winds gradually began…

Light snow began during the evening of the 22nd. After midnight snow changed to light freezing rain and sleet and even rain. By mid morning on the 23rd precipitation changed to snow again and became moderate at times in the evening before coming to an end. Snowfall totals ranged …

Light precipitation overspread southern New Hampshire during the evening on the 19th as a mix of sleet and freezing rain. Gradually precipitation changed to snow and after midnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. While snowfall rates tapered off by sunrise on the 20th, sn…

On August 30th drought monitor, Rockingham County was 8% in extreme drought and 92% in severe drought. By the end of the month, 5% of the county was in severe drought and 95% in moderate drought. The improvement was the result of widespread shower activity with most of the county…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Rockingham County was 87% in severe drought and 13% moderate drought. By the end of the month, 92% of the county was in severe drought. The deterioration was the result of spotty shower activity with most of the county receiving between 1 and 3 …

Snow overspread southeast New Hampshire early in the morning on the 25th. A hybrid type snow band pushed through the area then gradually transitioned into a laterally quasi-stationary band which generally remained north of the area. Moderate to occasionally heavy snowfall occurre…

Light snow began very early on the morning of the 29th, with the intensity of snowfall picking up after daybreak. An intense band of snow developed around mid morning over southern New England but remained mostly over the Gulf of Maine, only backing into the Seacoast during the a…

Snow overspread southeast New Hampshire very early in the morning on the 7th. Snow was moderate through daybreak, after which the snow remained generally light through mid afternoon. The heaviest snow remained just offshore, but snow totals ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Snow moved into the area on the evening of the 1st and continued through the morning hours on the 2nd. The bulk of the accumulation came with moderate to heavy snow in the mesoscale snow band as it moved north through New Hampshire. Snowfall rates were 1 inch per hour at times, a…

Snow began just after midnight on the 17th. Snow quickly became heavy as an intense band of snow moved through the area. While the band became stationary north of the area, as it moved through snowfall rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour were observed. During mid morning hours an are…

Drought classification remained the same throughout the entire region during the month of November with D2 and D3 classification remaining centered across southeast New Hampshire. Severe drought impacted 19% of the state with 11% of the state under Extreme drought conditions. Due…

The drought peaked in intensity during the first week of October before beneficial widespread rains impacted the state towards the middle of October. Concord received a monthly rainfall total of 5.11, Manchester received 4.01, and Durham received 4.59. Conditions became dry once …

The drought peaked in intensity during the first week of October before beneficial widespread rains impacted the state towards the middle of October. Concord received a monthly rainfall total of 5.11, Manchester received 4.01, Whitefield received 5.48, and Durham received 4.59. E…

Drought continued to expand and intensified through the month of September with the state of New Hampshire recording the 7th driest September on record. D2 severe drought expanded to cover every county in New Hampshire by the end of the month. In addition, an area of D3 extreme d…

Tropical Storm Isaias brought moderate impacts to Rockingham County with scattered reports of trees and branches down leading to scattered power outages. No flooding was reported.

Rain changed to wet snow during the early morning hours on the 9th. 2.1 inches fell in Northwood and 0.1 inches in Hampstead.

Snow moved into southeastern New Hampshire during the afternoon on the 23rd and quickly became moderate to heavy. While forcing was driven primarily by warm air advection, a band of heavy snow developed northwest of the low center and did manage to lift into the area. This extend…

On the evening of December 1st a band of heavy snowfall lifted out of Massachusetts into southeast New Hampshire. Snowfall rates were observed to be in excess of 1 inch per hour in the late evening before snow began to taper. Snow came in waves through the day on December 2nd, ad…

Light snow began on the evening of the 3rd. As low pressure intensified off Cape Cod an intense band of snow developed northwest of the track. Parts of this band clipped southeast New Hampshire with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour early in the morning on the 4th. Snow qu…

Snow broke out across southeast New Hampshire just after midnight on the 20th, with heavy snow moving into area in the early morning hours. Snow changed to significant amounts of sleet during the morning and continued for much of the day, keeping snow amounts lower than areas far…