Drought, Belknap
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Belknap forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.519, -71.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in New Hampshire, November 1 to 30, 2001
Drought conditions continued to worsen throughout New Hampshire as dry weather continued. The drought conditions were classified in the moderate to severe level according to the Plamer Drought Severity Index.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
Drought conditions continued to worsen throughout New Hampshire as dry weather continued. The drought conditions were classified in the moderate to severe level according to the Plamer Drought Severity Index. The water level of Lake Winnipesaukee was 57% below normal while reservoirs in the Androscoggin River Basins were 19 % below normal. The Androscoggin River in Gorham and the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton reached their lowest November flows recorded in 88 and 64 years of record, respectively. Thirteen ground water monitoring wells in the state reached new record low water levels for November, with four of the sites at all time record lows.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Coastal Rockingham
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Interior Rockingham
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.985, -71.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Merrimack
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Merrimack forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.298, -71.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Carroll
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Coos
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Grafton
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Grafton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Southern Carroll
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -71.203 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Southern Coos
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Southern Grafton
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Grafton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.941, -71.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Strafford
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Strafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.297, -71.029 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sullivan
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.361, -72.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Georgia, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in Georgia, November 1 to 30, 2001
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 2001
- Drought in North Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in New Jersey, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in Maine, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in Georgia, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, November 1 to 30, 2001
- Drought in South Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2001
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 2001
- High Wind in Montana, November 1, 2001
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5273192, 5273193, 5273194, 5273195, 5273196, 5273197, 5273198, 5273199, 5273200, 5273201, 5273202, 5273203.