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Annual Snowfall Records |
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Do we have snow? Yes we do!
And a lot of it! Washington has two National Weather Service trained
and certified weather watchers. Rocky Cavender measures in the center
of Town, and Phil Barker just off Faxon Hill.
How does one officially measure snowfall? As former watcher Lincoln Gilbert explained 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. |
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 Lincoln
on his tractor doing some "honey-dos" prior to taking the storm measurement. |
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| Historical Data- | 2002-03 Highlights | 2003-04 Highlights | 2004-05 Highlights |
| 2005-06 Highlights | 2006-07 Highlights | 2007-08 Highlights | |
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2008-09 |
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Date |
Amount |
Season Total |
Total Feet |
| 11/25 | 1.75" | 1.75" | 0' 1.75" |
| 11/30 | 1.5 | 3.25" | 0' 3.25" |
| 12/07 | 2.35 | 5.60" | 0' 5.60" |
| 12/09 | .75 | 6.35" | 0' 5.35" |
| 12/11 | 2.00 | 8.35" | 0' 8.35" |
| 12/17 | 3.5 | 11.85" | 0' 11.85" |
| 12/19-20 | 12.5 | 24.35" | 2' 0.35" |
| 12/22 | 8.75 | 33.10" | 2' 9.10" |
| 12/24 | .80 | 33.90" | 2' 9.90" |
| 12/29 | .75 | 34.65" | 2' 10.65" |
| 12/31 | 5.8 | 40.45" | 3' 4.45" |
| 01/02-03/09 | 1.25 | 41.70" | 3' 5.70" |
| 01/07 | 2.8 | 44.50" | 3' 8.50" |
| 01/10-11 | 6.3 | 50.80" | 4' 2.80" |
| 01/18 | 8.3 | 59.10" | 4' 11.10" |
| 01/28 | 12.2 | 71.30" | 5' 11.30" |
| 02/04 | .40 | 71.70 | 5' 11.70" |
| 02/09 | .50 | 72.20" | 6' 00.20" |
| 02/18-19 | 9.0 | 81.20" | 6' 09.20" |
| 02/19-20 | 3.1 | 84.30" | 7' 00.30" |
| 02/20-21 | 1.2 | 85.50" | 7' 01.50" |
| 02/22-23 | 11.1 | 96.60" | 8' 00.60" |
| 03/02 | 6.6 | 103.20" | 8' 07.20" |
| 03/03 | 7.4 | 110.60" | 9' 02.60" |
| 03/22 | 0.40 | 111.00" | 9' 03.00" |
| 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 | |||
| 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" | |||
| 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" | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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, 02/22&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- 04/08 (1.5") | ||
| Heaviest snowfall- 02/29- 03/01 14.0" | Total snowfall- 90.50", 7' 6.5" | ||
| Most consecutive days with snow- 4 (02/27-03/01) | |||
| Heaviest snow period- 4 (02/27-03/01/08) 15.5" | |||