Annual New Hampshire rainfall, severe weather and climate data

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Annual Snow	Avg. days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days	Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year	Avg # tornado watches per year	# of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Concord	37.60	64.0	126	19	0	0	8	5
Mt Washington	101.91	260.3	209	15	2	0	5	5
New Hampshire Annual Precipitation Average - 43.42", 20th wettest state in the U.S. New Hampshire Tornado Average - 1.6 per year - 41st most in the U.S. Largest reported Tornado in New Hampshire from 1950-2011, 7/2/1972 - 880 yards / .5 miles wide Date with highest number of reported Tornadoes in New Hampshire from 1950-2011, May 31st and June 9th - 4 tornadoes each day Average time of occurrence of reported Tornadoes in New Hampshire from 1950-2011 - 3:44 pm New Hampshire Annual Lightning Density - 2.4 flashes per square mile - 43rd highest in U.S. Record Driest year in New Hampshire from 1895-2012 - 1941, avg precipitation 30.28 inches Record Wettest year in New Hampshire from 1895-2012 - 2005, avg precipitation 60.79 inches

Driest location ranked by lowest annual precipitation: Monroe, central New Hampshire, 36.12"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual precipitation: Mt. Washington, north-central New Hampshire, 101.91"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual snowfall: Mt. Washington, north-central New Hampshire, 315.4"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - Mt. Washington, north-central New Hampshire, 10/21-22/1996, 11.07"

State precipitation record for 1 year - Mt. Washington, north-central New Hampshire, 1969, 130.14"

State snowfall record for 24 hours - Randolf, northern New Hampshire, 11/23-24/1943, 56.0"

State snow record for 1 season - Mt. Washington, north-central New Hampshire, 1968-1969, 566.4"

Even during late May, Mount Washington can experience 10-foot high snow drifts. On average, winter winds exceed 100mph every 3 days. Mount Washington holds the world wind speed record of 231 mph, which occurred on April, 12th, 1934.

All of New Hampshire's weather reporting stations average over 48 inches of snow per year

New Hampshire temperature averages and extremes, precipitation and temperature data for all U.S. states and interesting Top 10 U.S.climate extremes

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, Severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Tornado climate data - NOAA Storm Prediction Center, State lightning flash density average - 1997-2011, Vaisala