Some stations reported more depth days in December than in the rest of the season, especially those stations that missed a southern New England blizzard. Fluffy snow from the blizzard and warm weather afterwards meant some stations had more snow in January than December but fewer depth days.
Location | October | November | December | January | February | March | April | May | ||||||||
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Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | Snow | SDD | |
Collinsville CT | 4.8 | 11 | 16.5 | 116 | 25 | 170 | 14.5 | 38 | 5 | 17.0 | 1.2 | |||||
Ashland MA | 0.5 | 2.6 | 5 | 13.5 | 112 | 16.2 | 54 | 15.2 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
N Berlin MA | ||||||||||||||||
Fairhaven MA | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 8.4 | 15 | 2.1 | 3 | 10.8 | 26 | 8.3 | 24.0 | 0 | ||||
Groveland MA | 2 | 3 | 20.4 | 19 | 18.2 | 115 | 13.4 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
Manchester MA | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 13.4 | 79.6 | ||||||||||
Marlboro MA | 3.3 | 6 | 16.5 | 90.5 | 17.2 | 74.5 | 17.1 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||||
Milton-BHO MA | ||||||||||||||||
Monson MA | 2.1 | 2 | 13.65 | 136 | 15.7 | 80 | 20.75 | 55 | ||||||||
Newburyport MA | ||||||||||||||||
Pepperell MA | 5.9 | 19 | 18.1 | 151 | 18.7 | 121 | 22.5 | 54 | 0.4 | 3.0 | ||||||
Poland Spring ME | 5.6 | 22 | 15.7 | 142 | 13.7 | 87 | 4.6 | 29 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Bow NH | 5.2 | 15 | 26.6 | 164 | 18.4 | 159 | 11.9 | 64 | 0.4 | 26.0 | ||||||
Deerfield NH | 19 | 214 | ||||||||||||||
Penacook NH | 4.9 | 14 | 20.2 | 182.0 | 14.2 | 140 | 9.5 | 26 | 0 | 6.0 | ||||||
Peterborough NH | ||||||||||||||||
Charlestown RI | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 25 | 4.3 | 26 | 7.7 | 19 | 6.6 | 21.0 | 0 | |||||
Woonsocket RI | 0.3 | 2 | 13 | 96.1 | 10.2 | 42 | 16.2 | 40 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 0 | |||||
Mt. Mansfield VT | 21.8 | 111 | 41.5 | 158 | 44 | 830 | 34.8 | 1236 | 26.1 | 1583 | 32.8 | 2125.0 | 13.5 | 1621 | 6.5 | 415 |
Location | Snowfall | Depth Days | Persistence Quotient |
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Collinsville CT | 67 | 352 | 5.3 |
Ashland MA | 48 | 199 | 4.1 |
N Berlin MA | 0 | 0 | ... |
Fairhaven MA | 31 | 69 | 2.2 |
Groveland MA | 54.2 | 204.4 | 3.8 |
Manchester MA | 16.3 | 81.8 | 5.0 |
Marlboro MA | 54.6 | 205 | 3.8 |
Milton-BHO MA | 0 | 0 | ... |
Monson MA | 52.2 | 273 | 5.2 |
Newburyport MA | 0 | 0 | ... |
Pepperell MA | 65.6 | 348 | 5.3 |
Poland Spring ME | 43.6 | 284 | 6.5 |
Bow NH | 62.5 | 428 | 6.8 |
Deerfield NH | 0 | 233 | ... |
Penacook NH | 48.8 | 368 | 7.5 |
Peterborough NH | 0 | 0 | ... |
Charlestown RI | 27.2 | 91 | 3.3 |
Woonsocket RI | 45.3 | 186.1 | 4.1 |
Mt. Mansfield VT | 221 | 8079 | 36.6 |
Name | Location |
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Dennis Bollea | Fairhaven MA |
A Cadoret | Woonsocket RI |
Wayne Cotterly | Poland Spring ME |
Matthew Douglas | Milton-BHO MA |
Tim Fisher | Peterborough NH |
Todd Gross | N Berlin MA |
Paul Hansen | Marlboro MA |
Jim Hilt | Bow NH |
Christopher McCray | Monson MA |
Andrew Plona | Collinsville CT |
Jot Ross | Ashland MA |
Chris Seeber | Charlestown RI |
Jim Spillane | Deerfield NH |
Don Towle | Manchester MA |
Rick Tracy | Groveland MA |
Paul Venditti | Pepperell MA |
Ric Werme | Penacook NH |
Ray Whitley | Newburyport MA |
I think depth days is a great statistic, and I'm surprised that it is catching on slowly outside of the NE Weather Spotters mail list. I never expected that the NWS would embrace it quickly, but I had hoped that TV meteorologists would start using it, in monthly summaries, if nothing else. It would be nice if ski areas would use it, but they may not wish to if they are not likely to be #1 consistantly. (And if only one area reports depth days, it would not be a good comparative statistic.) The University of Vermont has graphs of snow depths at Stowe through many seasons.