Winter Weather in New Hampshire
Every winter weather event the National Weather Service has filed in New Hampshire, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter weather episodes in New Hampshire.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 386
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 17
- Damage
- $30,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 27, 2007A wintry mix of precipitation resulting in slick roads was a contributing factor in a traffic accident resulting in one fatality and three injuries (all indirect) in Cheshire County.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 20, 2022Heart of winter conditions were forecasted and observed in the alpine areas of the White Mountains. Gusty westerly winds on exposed ridges continued to increase through the afternoon hours with wind gusts around 50 mph increasing to 60 mph by the afternoon hours.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, June 18, 2022An anomalous upper level low pressure system dropped down into New Hampshire on the 18th of June. The system brought well below normal temperatures, especially across the higher terrain of Northern New Hampshire.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, April 20, 2026A cold front swung through the region late on April 19th, causing temperatures to rapidly drop through the day on Sunday. Rain quickly changed to snow above 4,000 ft elevation, and strong winds caused wind chills to drop below freezing by the afternoon.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, March 12, 1998A blinding snow squall caused several multi-vehicle accidents (involving a total of about 40 vehicles) on Interstate 93 near the Windham/Derry line.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 16 to 17, 2002A rapidly intensifying area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Florida Panhandle on the morning of the 16th to the Delmarva Peninsula on the morning of the 17th to near Nova Scotia by the morning of the 18th brought a mixture of precipitation to the state.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 14, 2024Early on the 14th a strong cold front was crossing the eastern Great Lakes. By mid morning lake effect snow bands were entrained into the frontal boundary and snow squalls were developing over central New York.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 1 to 2, 2003An area of low pressure deepened rapidly as it moved slowly northeastward from the Carolina Coast on the morning of the 1st to south of Nova Scotia by the morning of the 2nd.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, May 8 to 9, 2020A cool and dry air mass was in place across northern New England on May 8th into the 9th. At the same time low pressure began to develop just south of New England spreading rain across New Hampshire on the night of the 8th.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 8, 1998A trough of low pressure caused light snow to fall throughout the state. Although the snowfall amounts were generally two inches or less, extremely hazardous driving conditions developed as road surfaces, which had been warm due to record high temperatures on the 7th, dropped to…
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 15 to 16, 1998Low pressure moving eastward from the lower Great Lakes to off the mid-Atlantic Coast brought heavy snow to much of New Hampshire.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, March 14, 1998An intense area of low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes brought heavy snow to parts of central New Hampshire. Elsewhere in the state, a moderate snowfall occurred.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, March 14 to 16, 1999A low pressure center intensified as it moved northeastward from the Gulf States on the morning of the 14th to off the Virginia Capes on the 15th, to the Bay of Fundy on the morning of the 16th.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 13, 1999Low pressure moving along a stationary front located just south of northern New England caused a mixture of precipitation to fall over northern, central, and southeastern New Hampshire.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 12, 1999Low pressure moving eastward from the Great Lakes produced moderate snowfall across northern, central, and southeastern New Hampshire. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 8 to 9, 1999An area of low pressure moved northeastward from the Mississippi Valley on the morning of the 8th to northern New England on the 9th bringing a mixture of precipitation across the state.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, November 26, 2000A mixture of precipitation developed over the state Sunday, the 26th, wreaking havoc with the many travelers returning home from their Thanksgiving weekend.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 30 to 31, 2001The circulation around a large area of low pressure developing over the upper Mississippi valley brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. In the northern mountains where the precipitation was mostly in the form of snow, 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulated.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 25 to 26, 2001A deep low pressure system over the western Great Lakes on the morning of the 25th moved northeast to central Quebec by the morning of the 26th.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 9, 2001A large area of low pressure moving northeastward from the Great Lakes through eastern Ontario brought warm temperatures and a mixture of precipitation to the area. In most of New Hampshire, the precipitation started as freezing rain and eventually changed rain.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 31, 2002A warm front extending eastward from a large area of low pressure over central Canada brought a moist southerly flow of warm air aloft as temperatures remained below freezing at the ground.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 22 to 23, 2003An area of low pressure that moved northeastward from the lower Mississippi Valley on the morning of the 22nd to the Mid-Atlantic Coast by the morning of the 23rd, brought a mixture of precipitation to the state.
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 6 to 7, 2004Low pressure over the Great Lakes redeveloped off the mid Atlantic coast Friday evening, February 5, and tracked northeast along a stationary front Friday night and into the Gulf of Maine by early Saturday morning February 6.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 23 to 24, 1998An area of low pressure moving eastward from the Ohio River Valley on Friday the 24th caused a mixture of precipitation types across the state. Snow began in western sections Friday morning, then spread eastward during the day.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 28 to 29, 1999Low pressure moving through the mid-Atlantic states and a stationary front over New York state combined to produce a moderate snow fall over most of central and northern New Hampshire. Several stations reported heavy snowfall amounts.
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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 2026-09-24.