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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
210 AM EDT WED OCT 04 2023

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...THE HOULTON ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             93   09/01/2010
                       09/07/1945
                       06/29/1944
 LOW              20   09/29/1980
HIGHEST           85   09/05         MM      MM       83  09/11
                       09/07
LOWEST            32   09/26         MM      MM       31  09/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    71.4               68.3     3.1     68.3
AVG. MINIMUM    48.1               44.0     4.1     46.1
MEAN            59.7               56.2     3.5     57.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                4.0    -3.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.57   2021
 MINIMUM        4.10   2022
TOTALS          5.53                       2.13
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.11    0.07     0.14
DAYS >= .01       10               10.7    -0.7       12
DAYS >= .10        8                6.1     1.9        6
DAYS >= .50        4                2.2     1.8        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.91   09/16 TO 09/16               1.42  08/31 TO 08/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS            MM                 MM      MM       MM
SINCE 7/1         MM                 MM      MM       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM                                  MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM                 MM      MM       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM                                  MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    183                283    -100
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/010    DATE  09/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/350    DATE  09/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      28     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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