Spring is here, but not in NNE

A recap of yesterday: Winds gusted to between 30 and 40mph yesterday afternoon resulting in downed branches and widespread power outages across the area. In SNE, the highest report came from Fitchburg, MA where a 52mph gust was recorded. To our north, Mount Washington had an extraordinary day for wind, even for a place holding the worlds highest surface wind. A gust of 148.5mph was recorded yesterday evening, very close to category 5 strength, and close to becoming just the third time this decade that has happened.

While snow pack diminishes here in Keene, northern New England snow pack is thriving after another blizzard hit them on the 20th. After this recent snowfall, Caribou, ME has received 184.5" of snow so far this season, breaking its previous seasonal record of 181.1" set in 1955. And there is still much more winter to come for Caribou, ME.

Snowpack across NNE is incredible, with many places up around the 4 foot mark, and mountain peaks between 6 feet and 10 feet of snow. Here's a picture taken yesterday from northern Maine:



Closer to home, Concord, NH is just 1.2" from making 2007-08 the snowiest winter in over 100 years. Here in Keene, we are 1.2" from hitting the century mark in snowfall. Currently 10" remain on the ground, but is shrinking steadily under increasing solar heating. We havent had much in the way of snow in the past three weeks, with only 2.6" to account for since March 1st when 4.7" of snow fell reaching a 28" snowpack. However, we still have around 3 weeks left before snow becomes a rarity here in Keene.