North Stratford, New Hampshire facts for kids
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North Stratford, New Hampshire
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North Stratford village
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 North Stratford, New Hampshire
Location in New Hampshire
North Stratford, New Hampshire
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coos |
| Town | Stratford |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
03590
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| Area code(s) | 603 |
| GNIS feature ID | 868815 |
North Stratford is a small, special community in the town of Stratford, located in Coos County, New Hampshire. It's right in the northwestern corner of the town, next to the beautiful Connecticut River. This river also forms the border with Bloomfield, Vermont, making North Stratford very close to Vermont!
North Stratford is an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that are part of a larger town, but they don't have their own separate local government. It's a place where people live and work, and it even has its own post office.
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Getting Around North Stratford
You can find North Stratford where U.S. Route 3 meets Bridge Street. Bridge Street actually turns into Vermont Route 105 when it crosses the Connecticut River into Vermont. Route 3 is an important road that goes north from North Stratford to Colebrook. It also goes south to towns like Groveton and Lancaster.
North Stratford has its own ZIP code, which is 03590. This is also where you'll find the only post office for the entire town of Stratford.
Weather and Climate
North Stratford experiences a type of weather known as a warm-summer humid continental climate. This means it has warm summers and cold, snowy winters.
Temperature Records
The hottest temperature ever recorded in North Stratford was a warm 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius). This happened on June 22, 1989. On the other hand, the coldest temperature ever recorded was a very chilly -40 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 degrees Celsius)! This extreme cold happened on February 7-8, 1993, and again on January 2, 2018.
| Climate data for North Stratford, New Hampshire, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
71 (22) |
80 (27) |
87 (31) |
93 (34) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
91 (33) |
81 (27) |
72 (22) |
62 (17) |
97 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 47.0 (8.3) |
49.1 (9.5) |
57.9 (14.4) |
75.1 (23.9) |
83.5 (28.6) |
88.5 (31.4) |
88.8 (31.6) |
87.7 (30.9) |
84.4 (29.1) |
75.0 (23.9) |
63.4 (17.4) |
49.7 (9.8) |
90.8 (32.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 25.0 (−3.9) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
37.2 (2.9) |
51.5 (10.8) |
65.6 (18.7) |
74.4 (23.6) |
78.8 (26.0) |
77.3 (25.2) |
69.7 (20.9) |
56.1 (13.4) |
42.4 (5.8) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
53.1 (11.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.5 (−10.3) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
40.1 (4.5) |
53.0 (11.7) |
62.3 (16.8) |
66.9 (19.4) |
65.1 (18.4) |
57.5 (14.2) |
45.1 (7.3) |
33.4 (0.8) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
41.6 (5.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.1 (−16.6) |
2.3 (−16.5) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
40.4 (4.7) |
50.2 (10.1) |
55.1 (12.8) |
53.0 (11.7) |
45.4 (7.4) |
34.1 (1.2) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
12.4 (−10.9) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −22.7 (−30.4) |
−21.2 (−29.6) |
−13.6 (−25.3) |
13.9 (−10.1) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
42.8 (6.0) |
40.5 (4.7) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
5.2 (−14.9) |
−11.7 (−24.3) |
−27.2 (−32.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−40 (−40) |
−28 (−33) |
−8 (−22) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
33 (1) |
29 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
−13 (−25) |
−30 (−34) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.55 (65) |
2.24 (57) |
2.42 (61) |
3.02 (77) |
3.70 (94) |
4.39 (112) |
4.54 (115) |
3.98 (101) |
3.60 (91) |
4.21 (107) |
2.92 (74) |
3.04 (77) |
40.61 (1,031) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16.9 (43) |
19.9 (51) |
13.9 (35) |
5.3 (13) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
5.2 (13) |
17.4 (44) |
79.1 (200.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 177.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 13.3 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 56.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 | |||||||||||||
Famous People from North Stratford
Minik Wallace: An Arctic Journey
One notable person connected to North Stratford is Minik Wallace (1890-1918). Minik was an Inuit boy who came to the United States from Greenland in 1897. He was brought here by a famous explorer named Robert Peary. Minik's story is a fascinating part of history.
