Coleman State Park
Coleman State Park is a public recreation area on Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. Activities in the state park include camping, hiking, fishing, ATV riding, and picnicking.
The park was created when the state purchased the 1,200-acre (490 ha) Camp Diamond property from the Coleman family in 1956.
The park is 1 of 10 New Hampshire state parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 2 minutes and 59 seconds of totality.
Climate
There is a weather station for Diamond Pond, situated at an elevation of 2200 ft (671 m).
Climate data for Diamond Pond, New Hampshire, 1998-2011 normals: 2200ft (671m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 53 (12) |
59 (15) |
68 (20) |
80 (27) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
86 (30) |
76 (24) |
65 (18) |
58 (14) |
87 (31) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.1 (6.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
52.9 (11.6) |
67.6 (19.8) |
76.9 (24.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
81.2 (27.3) |
79.7 (26.5) |
77.4 (25.2) |
69.5 (20.8) |
58.5 (14.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
83.6 (28.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.4 (−7.0) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
32.2 (0.1) |
43.8 (6.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
66.5 (19.2) |
70.3 (21.3) |
69.1 (20.6) |
63.2 (17.3) |
48.6 (9.2) |
37.9 (3.3) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
46.7 (8.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.1 (−12.2) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
34.0 (1.1) |
48.6 (9.2) |
56.9 (13.8) |
61.2 (16.2) |
59.8 (15.4) |
53.6 (12.0) |
40.6 (4.8) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
37.4 (3.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.6 (−17.4) |
2.5 (−16.4) |
11.3 (−11.5) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
38.3 (3.5) |
47.4 (8.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
50.4 (10.2) |
44.1 (6.7) |
32.5 (0.3) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
9.7 (−12.4) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.7 (−30.4) |
−18.2 (−27.9) |
−13.0 (−25.0) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
41.9 (5.5) |
38.4 (3.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
−10.4 (−23.6) |
−24.8 (−31.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−29 (−34) |
−22 (−30) |
2 (−17) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
36 (2) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
13 (−11) |
−2 (−19) |
−27 (−33) |
−38 (−39) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.51 (115) |
4.23 (107) |
5.11 (130) |
3.78 (96) |
4.79 (122) |
6.51 (165) |
5.36 (136) |
5.34 (136) |
4.68 (119) |
5.60 (142) |
4.95 (126) |
4.90 (124) |
59.76 (1,518) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 44.8 (114) |
41.5 (105) |
39.4 (100) |
13.3 (34) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
8.8 (22) |
27.2 (69) |
45.0 (114) |
222.3 (563.8) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 29.6 (75) |
38.8 (99) |
43.6 (111) |
32.2 (82) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
4.6 (12) |
10.9 (28) |
21.1 (54) |
45.9 (117) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 19.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 190.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 18.7 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 87.2 |
Source: XMACIS2 (normals, extremes & precip/snow) |
References
- ^ "Coleman State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Lisa Mausolf, Preservation Consultant (March 2019). "New Hampshire State Parks: Mid-Century Modern (1945-1975): Historic Context Study" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. p. 15. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Coleman State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ R, Mike (August 11, 2021). "New Hampshire 2024 Solar Eclipse State Parks". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Diamond Pond, New Hampshire". geographic.org. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External links
- Coleman State Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources