Western and Central Hillsborough storm history

Numerous trees and wires were downed throughout Wilton, Milford, Goffstown, and Amherst.

Numerous trees and wires were downed in Mason, Greenville, New Ispwich, Temple, Peterborough, and Milford.

Snow overspread the Monadnocks 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 from 6 to …

Hillsborough County averaged 1.82 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.2 inches below normal. This was the 6th driest July'December stretch on record. Rural towns like Mason and Dunbarton saw a second wave of dry well reports as the winter freeze set in. The USDM …

Hillsborough County averaged 2.00 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 6 inches, making it the 8th driest stretch between July through November on record. The USDM on November 25th had 4…

Hillsborough County averaged 2.89 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 5 inches, making it the 8th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had…

Long duration mixed precipitation event impacted the region from the 29th through the early morning hours of the 31st. A stationary boundary was a focus area for waves of precipitation through this period. Snow overspread the area on the 29th before transitioning to sleet and fre…

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 the Monadnock region, with a dry slot eventually approaching and leading to lighter snowfall. At times a very …

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. The Monadnock region was far enough west to be well into the colder portions of the storm, but given the late season winter event temperatures were marginal at times. As …

Snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour in the morning led to snowfall totals ranging between 1 and 9 inches. Around 1100 AM snow changed to freezing rain and began to rapidly accumulate near sunset. With around 0.50 inches glaze, power outages increased quickly after 800 PM,…

Light precipitation began during the evening of the 28th as a mix of rain and snow as temperatures hovered in the low to mid 30s. Snow became predominate overnight as stronger lift led to heavier precipitation rates. Melting precipitation also gradually lowered temperatures towar…

Snow squalls arrived in the Monadnock Region during the afternoon on the 14th. The Sharon webcam on Route 101 observed visibility of one quarter mile with quick, light accumulations on the highway. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions improv…

Light to moderate snow began late in the evening on the 6th. Several rounds of moderate to heavy snow with snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour occurred through the event, one early in the morning on the 7th with the initial mesoscale warm advection band, and a second late…

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. Peterborough reported a low of 29 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest this late in spring in over the p…

Precipitation began as light snow in the Monadnock Region during the late evening on the 13th. Overnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. Snow accumulation was highly dependent on elevation, with the lowest totals near the Merrimack River Valley. Snowfall totals ranged fro…

Snow overspread the Monadnock Region around midnight, late on the 3rd. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. As low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic flow become more northwesterly and snow quickly came to an end. Snowfall totals ra…

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. Precipitation changed to snow again and became moderate to heavy at times after sunrise on the 23rd. Light snow continued through most of the day on the 23rd. Snowfall t…

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…

Light precipitation began just after midnight on the 16th, with snow in the higher elevations and a mix of rain and snow in the valleys. Steady moderate to occasionally heavy snow started during the morning hours and continued into the afternoon. Rain continued to mix in at the l…

On August 30th drought monitor, Hillsborough County was 17% in extreme drought, 73% in severe drought, and 10% abnormally dry. By the end of the month, 4% of the county was in severe drought, 86% in moderate drought, and 10% abnormally dry. The improvement in drought classificati…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Hillsborough County was 43% in severe drought and 57% moderate drought. By the end of the month, 73% of the county was in severe drought and 10% in moderate drought. The deterioration was the result of spotty shower activity with most of the cou…

Snow overspread the Monadnock Region 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 occurred d…

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…

Strong warm air advection forced a laterally translating band of snow into southwestern New Hampshire during the morning of the 17th. Within a couple hours snow was moderate to heavy. Snowfall rates were near 1 inch per hour for two or three hours leading up to mid morning. In ad…

Early spring snowstorm began shortly before midnight on the 15th as rain transitioned over to snow across the higher elevations. Snow levels continued to lower through the night with snow spreading across the entire region by day break on the 16th. Moderate to locally heavy snow …

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. A weakening trough aloft quickl…

Snow moved into the area late morning on the 5th. Snow became moderate to occasionally heavy through the late evening just west of the strongest banded precipitation. Warmer temperatures in the Merrimack River Valley resulted in significantly less snow in central Hillsborough Cou…

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 limited impacts to Hillsborough County with isolated reports of trees and branches down leading to isolated power outages. Isolated wind damage occurred during the evening hours when Isaias made its closest approach. Overall power outages for the cou…

Rain changed to wet snow during the early morning hours on the 9th. Anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches of snow fell depending on elevation as well as the location of heaviest snow banding. Some selected amounts include 0.3 inch in Greenville and 2 inches in Hillsborough.

Snow moved into the Monadnock region 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 extended the…

On the evening of December 1st a band of heavy snowfall lifted out of Massachusetts into southwest 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, especia…

Snow broke out across southwest 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. Snowfall totals generally ranged from 5 t…

In the late evening of the 15th a band of heavy snow lifted out of southern New England into southern New Hampshire. Snowfall quickly increased in intensity, and rates of 1 inch per hour were observed after midnight. Early morning of the 16th a dry slot moved overhead and precipi…