Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
244 PM EST TUE JAN 02 2024
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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 99 07/22/2011
LOW -17 02/04/2023
HIGHEST 90 05/28 93 -3 94
LOWEST -17R 02/04 -7 -10 -9
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.1 55.1 1.0 57.0
AVG. MINIMUM 40.3 37.6 2.7 38.6
MEAN 48.2 46.3 1.9 47.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 4.7 -3.7 5
DAYS MAX <= 32 36 51.7 -15.7 51
DAYS MIN <= 32 141 143.8 -2.8 129
DAYS MIN <= 0 3 7.1 -4.1 9
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 71.90 2005
TOTALS 59.95 50.14 9.81 45.50
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.14 0.02 0.12
DAYS >= .01 145 139.8 5.2 129
DAYS >= .10 93 84.4 8.6 85
DAYS >= .50 38 33.2 4.8 29
DAYS >= 1.00 17 13.1 3.9 11
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.74 12/17 TO 12/18 3.38
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 125.2 2008
TOTALS 77.1 84.0 -6.9 41.1
SINCE 7/1 4.6 22.1 -17.5 8.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3
DAYS >= TRACE 54 35.0 55
DAYS >= 1.0 18 19.9 -1.9 12
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 25 03/05 12
24 HR TOTAL 11.6 01/22 TO 01/23 8.1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6420 7163 -743 6715
SINCE 7/1 2294 2613 -319 2318
COOLING TOTAL 429 396 33 584
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/29/2000
LATEST 05/11/2010
EARLIEST 10/31
LATEST 04/10
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- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 48.2 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 1.9
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2010 WHEN
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 48.9 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 45.1
DEGREES IN 1997.
A TOTAL OF 59.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 9.81 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2005 WHEN 71.90
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 34.77 INCHES IN 2001.
A TOTAL OF 77.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 6.9 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE LEAST SNOWY YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2006 WHEN ONLY 34.0
INCHES FELL. THE MOST SNOW OCCURRED IN 2008 WHEN 125.3 INCHES FELL.
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