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Sunday, March 2nd 2008
East Haven Mountain report
Posted By: Greg Gordon in Weather Conditions
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The following info was sent to the burlington WSO hydrologist:
Hi Greg,
The following data was collected at 0730 EST on Mar 31st:
At 3,000 ft there were 58 inches of snow containing 18.5 inches of water…96.4 Lbs per square foot, over 4,000,000 Lbs per acre (1.3 million TONS per square mile…that’s over 320 million gallons!). In some of the hollows and ravines, depths exceed 7 feet,
55” at 2,500 ft,
45” at 2,000 ft,
31” at 1,500 ft and
17” at 1,000 ft.
There is no frost in the ground anywhere on the mountain; little snow and ice remains in the trees. The brooks are all running well but remain largely snow covered. Cold weather has hindered the usual late winter exaggeration in snow depths relative to elevation; the depth profile remains only slightly staggered until you get down below 1,800 feet. My guess is that yesterday’s warm winds have begun to bring this more in line with what you’d expect, however. Mud season has been a fits-and-starts kind of affair this year as well. If the cold weather breaks suddenly, we’ll have a real mess on our hands, though it might not last long.
Snowfall since Nov 1st has totaled almost 250 inches on the summit. This and rainfall combined to total over 28 inches of water…an average of over 5.5 inches a month!
Still looking for Robins here in Jefferson, NH…they’re already a week late! I usually have Spring Peepers chirping away by April 17th…it’s going to have to warm up in a hurry for them to keep their appointment!
See you in 2 weeks.
Greg Gordon
wwwShilohNH.com
Hi Greg,
The following data was collected at 0730 EST on Mar 31st:
At 3,000 ft there were 58 inches of snow containing 18.5 inches of water…96.4 Lbs per square foot, over 4,000,000 Lbs per acre (1.3 million TONS per square mile…that’s over 320 million gallons!). In some of the hollows and ravines, depths exceed 7 feet,
55” at 2,500 ft,
45” at 2,000 ft,
31” at 1,500 ft and
17” at 1,000 ft.
There is no frost in the ground anywhere on the mountain; little snow and ice remains in the trees. The brooks are all running well but remain largely snow covered. Cold weather has hindered the usual late winter exaggeration in snow depths relative to elevation; the depth profile remains only slightly staggered until you get down below 1,800 feet. My guess is that yesterday’s warm winds have begun to bring this more in line with what you’d expect, however. Mud season has been a fits-and-starts kind of affair this year as well. If the cold weather breaks suddenly, we’ll have a real mess on our hands, though it might not last long.
Snowfall since Nov 1st has totaled almost 250 inches on the summit. This and rainfall combined to total over 28 inches of water…an average of over 5.5 inches a month!
Still looking for Robins here in Jefferson, NH…they’re already a week late! I usually have Spring Peepers chirping away by April 17th…it’s going to have to warm up in a hurry for them to keep their appointment!
See you in 2 weeks.
Greg Gordon
wwwShilohNH.com