2016 Annual Climate Summaries

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...Highlights of 2016...

• Annual: 17th warmest year on record (1939-2016), 10th wettest year on record with 124 percent of normal precipitation, 109 percent of normal annual snowfall. Highest wind gust was 66 mph on February 18th.
• Seasonal: 5th wettest Spring (March, April, May) on record. 
• Monthly Temperatures: 8th warmest June, 10th warmest October, 3rd warmest November on record.  7th coldest December on record.
• Monthly Precipitation: 6th wettest January, 4th wettest April, 3rd wettest December on record.   5th driest July and October on record.
• Monthly Snowfall: 10 snowiest February, 4th snowiest December on record.
• Snowiest Christmas: 6.1" of snow on Christmas Day.

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...Highlights of 2016...

• Annual - 10th warmest year on record (period of record 1892-2016, 125 years), 3rd wettest year on record with 149 percent of normal precipitation, 77 percent of normal annual snowfall, peak gust of 73 mph on October 17th.
• Seasonal: Wettest Spring (March, April, May) on record.
• Daily Temperature Records: 5 record highs and zero record lows during the year.
• Monthly Temperatures: 4th warmest June, 9th warmest February on record.
• Monthly Precipitation: Wettest March, 10th wettest April and driest July (tie) on record.
• Monthly Snowfall: 8th snowiest March on record.
• White Christmas: 6th highest snowfall total on Christmas Day with 2.9".  19 Christmas days on 125 years of record with measurable snowfall. 

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...Highlights of 2016...

• Annual: 2nd wettest year on record (1918-2016) with 181 percent of normal precipitation,  4th snowiest year on record with 166 percent of normal snowfall, 11th warmest year on record.
• Seasonal:  Wettest Spring (March, April, May) on record with 9.11 inches of precipitation, shattering the old record in 1971 by 1.25 inches.
• Monthly Temperatures: 8th warmest March (tie), 3rd warmest June, 8th warmest November on record.
• Monthly Precipitation: 8th wettest January (tie), 2nd wettest March, wettest April, 10th wettest September, 2nd wettest December on record.
• Monthly Snowfall: Snowiest March, 6th snowiest December on record (snowiest Christmas Day on record with 6.5 inches).

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...Highlights of 2016...

• Annual: 10th warmest year on 69 years of record (1948-2016), 87 percent of normal precipitation, Highest wind gust was 62 mph on February 18th and May 24th.
• Seasonal: 9th wettest Spring (March, April, May) on record with 4.24" of precipitation. 
• Monthly Temperatures: 9th warmest February, 3rd warmest June, 8th warmest November on record.
• Monthly Precipitation: 3rd driest January (tie), 5th driest December on record.  7th wettest September on record.

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...Highlights of 2016...

• Annual: 11th warmest year on 57 years of record (1960-2016), 9th wettest year on record with 131 percent of normal precipitation, Highest wind gust was 56 mph on April 14th.
• Seasonal: Wettest Autumn (September, October, November) on record with 5.28" of precipitation. 
• Monthly Temperatures: 4th warmest February (tie), 4th warmest June, 6th warmest November on record.  7th coldest December on record.
• Monthly Precipitation: 6th driest January (tie), 2nd driest February (tie), 6th driest June (tie) on record.  4th wettest March, 3rd wettest September, 2nd wettest October and November on record.