Data from 2001

Here are some results from measurements that were made during the winter of 2001.

See a comparison of snow depth in Hanover and Barrow

Look at temperatures measured at the Newton School
  


At the Ray school students used stakes to measure the snow depth at four places. They put four stakes in a straight line. Each stake is a few meters away from its neighbor. Stakes 4 and 3 are in a field. Stake 2 is at the edge of the field. Stake 1 is under some trees. Each stake has a yellow measuring tape on it.

Data from these measurements are plotted in the graphs below.
Here is a picture of the snow stakes. The tops of the stakes are painted orange to make them easy to see on a snowy day.  This graph shows snow depth before and after the big snow storm of February 5.
  

This graph shows the snow depth for each stake from January to February. The deepest snow is near the edge of the field (Stakes 2 and 3). The least amount of snow is in the trees (Stake 1). The average snow depth increased at the end of January. On February 1, 2001 the average snow depth was 27 cm. There was a big snowstorm on Monday February 5. There was so much snow that school was cancelled on Tuesday. The average snow depth increased to 50 cm. We had another big snowstorm in early March and another snowstorm at the end of March. On April 9 there was still 20 cm of snow on the ground. 2001 has been a very snowy year in Hanover.

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