Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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CXUS51 KCAR 010901
CLMCAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
307 AM EDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE CARIBOU ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 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 75 03/21/2012
LOW -28 03/02/2001
HIGHEST 44 03/08 MM MM 47 03/17
03/12
03/18
LOWEST -4 03/04 MM MM -9 03/01
03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 36.2 34.3 1.9 33.7
AVG. MINIMUM 20.3 15.6 4.7 17.3
MEAN 28.3 25.0 3.3 25.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 13.0 -4.0 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 29.3 1.7 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 4.1 -3.1 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.27 2008
MINIMUM 0.66 1965
TOTALS 2.26 -0.51
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.09 -0.02 0.13
DAYS >= .01 16 12.5 3.5 16
DAYS >= .10 6 6.4 -0.4 9
DAYS >= .50 2 1.8 0.2 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.62 03/25 TO 03/26 0.95 03/19 TO 03/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 47.1 1955
TOTALS 29.6 21.4 8.2 26.2
SINCE 7/1 129.7 109.1 20.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 19 18
DAYS >= 1.0 8 5.2 2.8 8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 27* 03/03 23 03/13
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1132 1242 -110 1215
SINCE 7/1 6910 7703 -793 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/310 DATE 03/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/300 DATE 03/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
* INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...PRELIMINARY MARCH 2023 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN
MAINE...
MARCH 2023 WAS WARMER THAN AVERAGE. PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW AVERAGE,
EXCEPT ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTH WOODS AND WESTERN SAINT JOHN VALLEY
WHERE IT WAS ABOVE AVERAGE. SNOWFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS THE
REGION.
THE REGION AS A WHOLE AVERAGED FROM 2.5 TO 4 DEGREES ABOVE THE 1991-
2020 AVERAGES. THERE WAS A LACK OF ARCTIC AIR AND TEMPERATURES WERE
ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH AND MUCH
CLOSER TO AVERAGE THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE NIGHT WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO IN
CARIBOU. ON AVERAGE, THERE ARE 4 NIGHTS WITH A LOW BELOW ZERO
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH IN CARIBOU. IN BANGOR, THE LOW FOR THE
ENTIRE MONTH WAS 10F ON THE 5TH. ALTHOUGH NOT A RECORD, TYPICALLY
BANGOR WILL HAVE A NIGHT OR TWO WITH A LOW BELOW ZERO DURING THE
MONTH OF MARCH.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH RANGED FROM 40 TO 75 PERCENT OF
AVERAGE, EXCEPT ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN SAINT JOHN VALLEY AND
NORTH WOODS WHERE PRECIPITATION RANGED FROM 100 TO 150 PERCENT OF
NORMAL.
SNOWFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION. IN CARIBOU, A TOTAL OF
29.6 INCHES WAS OBSERVED, WHICH WAS 8.2 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE. IN
BANGOR, 20.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED WHICH WAS 5.3 INCHES ABOVE
AVERAGE.
BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THE SNOW DEPTH RANGE FROM 18 TO 44 INCHES
ACROSS AROOSTOOK COUNTY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF CARIBOU. AT THE END OF THE MONTH THERE WAS 3
INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT MILLINOCKET, AND LITTLE TO NO SNOW
WAS OBSERVED IN BANGOR AND ALONG THE COAST. THE SNOW WATER
EQUIVALENT ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS RANGED FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES BY THE
END OF THE MONTH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER`S OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023
INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO STRONG CLIMATE SIGNALS THAT POINT TOWARD
IT BEING UNUSUALLY WARM OR COLD, AND THERE ARE ALSO NO CLIMATE
SIGNALS THAT WOULD FAVOR IT BEING UNUSUALLY WET (SNOWY) OR DRY.
NORMAL APRIL TEMPERATURES FOR THE 1991-2020 PERIOD INDICATE THAT THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES RISE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE MONTH. AT THE
START OF THE MONTH, THE AVERAGE HIGHS ARE NEAR 40 DEGREES IN THE
NORTH AND IN THE MID 40S IN BANGOR. BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THE
AVERAGE HIGHS RISE TO MID 50S IN THE NORTH AND TO NEAR 60F IN BANGOR
AND DOWNEAST. AVERAGE LOWS CLIMB FROM THE LOW 20S IN THE NORTH AT
THE START OF THE MONTH TO THE MID 30S BY MONTHS END. IN BANGOR, THE
AVERAGE LOWS RISE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE UPPER 30S. IN CARIBOU,
AN AVERAGE OF JUST UNDER 3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION (RAIN AND MELTED
SNOW) IS OBSERVED WITH 8.2 INCHES OF SNOW. IN BANGOR, 3.7 INCHES OF
RAIN AND MELTED SNOW IS OBSERVED WITH 3.7 INCHES OF SNOW. USUALLY BY
THE END OF THE MONTH, THE SNOW HAS MELTED OUT, EXCEPT ACROSS THE
WOODED AREAS OF FAR NORTHERN MAINE AND ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS.
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