Major Weather Highlights for Concord (and all of) New Hampshire
April
Date YearEvent and Location .
2-4 1975Severe storm blasted the northeast. Mount
Washington had 140 mph winds and most of
New Hampshire received between 24 and 36
inches of snow.
31-7 1987(March 31st – April 7th) Near record snow in
January coupled with warm temperatures and a
week of heavy rains helpedproduce the worse
flooding in the state since1936. Seven to 10
inches of rain fell in southernNew Hampshire.
Hardest hit area was the Monadnock region. The
Merrimack River went to the highest level since
1936.
12 1934World record wind. The highest wind speed ever
reported from a station at the surface of the earth.
Mount Washington registered a gust of 231 mph
and a five minute average of 188 mph.
15-17 2007 “Patriot’s Day” (April 16th) Storm. Widespread
flooding and wind damage (after accumulating
snow) with numerous power outages and coastal
flooding during “Spring Tide”. Concord had 1.5
inches of snow at the onset on the 15th with a 3
day total of 3.70 inches of precipitation. Peak
wind of 45 mph at Concord on the 16th. Mount
Washington recorded a peak gust of 156 mph on
the 16th. High storm surge (2.72 ft at Portland)
and 30 ft waves caused coastal flooding and
beach erosion.
20 1941Highest April temperature in New England.
Durham, New Hampshire reported a temperature
of 95 F.
22 1696Rev. John Pikes’ Diary from Dover: “About 8
AM it begins to snow, by noon the houses and
Grounds were covered, and at 5 PM I saw an
isicle 7 inches long.”
28 2009 Record heat. Concord reached 93 degrees, the
third warmest temperature ever recorded in April.
Nearby, Portland, ME had the warmestever April
temperature and first 90 degree reading in April
with a high of 92.
28-29 1987Late season snowstorm hit southern New
Hampshire. 18 inches of snow was recorded in the Monadnock region at Francestown and
Deering. The heavywet snow knocked power out
in manycommunities.
Updated 5-15-09 sjc