Credit Kate Brindley for NHPR
This past year was another of the hottest years on record in New Hampshire, as the warming trends of climate change continue -- faster in this region than many others, especially in winter.
From January to November of 2020, New Hampshire saw its fourth-hottest average temperatures since the late 1800s, according to state climatologist and UNH associate professor Mary Stampone.
January to November of 2020 was about 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the historic average, Stampone said. That’s also about how much the state has warmed overall since the late 1800s.
She said 2020 had New Hampshire's second-warmest summer, and seventh-warmest winter, for the season that began in 2019. Winter is the state’s fastest-warming season.