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Annual Snowfall Records

 
Do we have snow?  Yes we do!  And a lot of it!  Washington has two National Weather Service trained and certified weather watchers.  Lincoln Gilbert measures in the center of Town, and Phil Barker just off Faxon Hill.

How does one officially measure snowfall?  As Linc explains it, "I always measure in the same area, behind the house, for consistency.  I have a piece of plywood, about 30" square, painted white, which I use to avoid measuring on grass or on top of old snow.  I also check other bare, hard surfaces for comparison.   I report to the Weather Service only when the snow totals at least two inches".

Washington's Town Common is at the highest elevation of all town commons in the state at 1572 feet above sea level.  We get notoriety all winter because of our snowfall totals.  The storms just seem to come up and get squeezed between Mt. Monadnock and Mt. Sunapee and dump all the precipitation on us.

       
  Lincoln on his tractorLincoln on his tractor doing some "honey-dos" prior to taking the storm measurement.
Historical Data- 2002-03 Highlights 2003-04 Highlights 2004-05 Highlights
  2005-06 Highlights 2006-07 Highlights 2007-08 Highlights

2007-08

Date

Amount

Season Total

Total Feet

11/06/07 1.0" 1.0" 0'     0"
11/20 1.5" 2.5" 0'   2.5"
12/03 8.0" 10.5" 0' 10.5"
12/04 1.0" 11.5" 0' 11.5"
12/09-10 1.50" 13.0" 1'   1.0"
12/16 10.0" 23.0" 1' 11.0"
01/14/08 7.50" 30.5" 2'   6.5"
01/24 0.5" 31.0" 2'  7.0"
01/27 1.50" 32.5" 2'  8.5"
02/03 .50" 33.0" 2'  9.0"
02/05 2.00" 35.0" 2' 11.0"
02/07 4.00" 39.0" 3'   3.0"
02/09 3.50" 42.5" 3'   6.5"
02/10 2.50" 45.0" 3'   9.0"
02/13 8.00" 53.0" 4'   5.0"
02/22 3.00" 56.0" 4'   8.0"
02/27-28 1.50" 57.5" 4'   9.5"
02/29- 03/01 14.00" 71.5" 5' 11.5"
3/02 .50" 72.0" 6'   0.0"
03/12 .50" 72.5" 6'   0.5"
03/15 4.0" 76.5" 6'   4.5"
03/19 1.5" 78.0" 6'  6.0"
03/23 2.5" 80.5" 6'   8.5"
03/28-29 7.5" 88.0" 7'   4.0"

03/31

1.0"

89.0"

7'   5.0"

       
2002-03 Highlights
First snowfall- 10/23 (6.25") Last snowfall- 04/23 (2")
Heaviest snowfall- 22" (01/03-04) Total snowfall- 75.25", 6' 3.5"
Most consecutive days with snow- 4 (02/28-03/02) 9"
Heaviest snow period- same

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2003-04 Highlights
First snowfall- 10/23 (4.25") Last snowfall- 03/23 (1.5")
Heaviest snowfall- 20" (12/06-07) Total snowfall- 146", 12' 2"
Most consecutive days with snow- 2 (twice) 
Heaviest snow period- 2 consecutive days 12/06-07 20" 

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2004-05 Highlights
First snowfall- 11/08 (.5") Last snowfall- 03/24 (8")
Heaviest snowfall- 12" (03/12) Total snowfall- 103.25", 8' 8.25"
Most consecutive days with snow- 2 (twice) 
Heaviest snow period- 2 consecutive days 12/06-07 20" 

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2005-06 Highlights
First snowfall- 10/25 (2") Last snowfall- 04/06 (.75")
Heaviest snowfall- 11" (12/09) Total snowfall- 81", 6' 10"
Most consecutive days with snow- 2 (11/23 & 24 5.25" 
Heaviest snow period- 2 consecutive days 11/23-24 

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2006-07 Highlights  
First snowfall- 11/12 (.5") Last snowfall- 04/15 (7")
Heaviest snowfall- 16" (02/14) Total snowfall- 62.75", 5' 2.75"
Most consecutive days with snow- 2 (12/7&8, 26&27, 01/19&20, 02/223&23, 03/2&3 16&17, 04/04&05) 
Heaviest snow period- 1 day 02/14 16" 
   
2007-08 Highlights  
First snowfall- 11/06 (1.0") Last snowfall- 03/31 (1")
Heaviest snowfall- 02/29- 03/01 14.0" Total snowfall- 89.00", 7' 5.0"
Most consecutive days with snow- 4 (02/27-03/01)
Heaviest snow period- 4 (02/27-03/01/08)  15.5" 
 

                             
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