February was colder than average, warmer than normal
Camden Gagnon of Goffstown uses his driver for the first time this season at the Beaver Meadow driving range which just opened up for the season on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Asked why he traveled all the way from Goffstown, Gagnon replied, “it was the only place open.” GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
Camden Gagnon of Goffstown uses his iron for the first time this season at the Beaver Meadow driving range which just opened up for the season on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Asked why he traveled all the way from Goffstown, Gagnon replied, “it was the only place open.” GEOFF FORESTER Monitor staff
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.