Figure 3.2

Figure 3.2. Number of days with snowfall amounts „ 5 inches per year in Durham, NH (left) and Hanover, NH (right), from the winter of 1926-1927 to the winter of 1997-1998. Year shown on plot is the first year of the winter season (for example, 1926 is the 1926-1927 winter). Bold line denotes the mean number per year for each station. Years with an * indicate at least one missing month of data. Snows on successive days are treated individually for this plot as opposed to combining them into individual storm events. Potential problems in recent snowfall compilations for Durham noted in Figure 3.1.