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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
0340 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024

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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             68   02/21/2018
 LOW             -39   02/16/1943
HIGHEST           54   02/10         51       3       57  02/16
LOWEST            10   02/25         -3      13      -14  02/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    38.8               35.0     3.8     36.4
AVG. MINIMUM    22.0               17.3     4.7     17.8
MEAN            30.4               26.2     4.2     27.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3               11.0    -8.0       10
DAYS MIN <= 32    27               26.1     0.9       27
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                2.4    -2.4        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.25   1900
 MINIMUM        0.04   1987
TOTALS          0.67               3.54   -2.87     1.72
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.13   -0.11     0.06
DAYS >= .01        4               10.2    -6.2       11
DAYS >= .10        2                6.6    -4.6        4
DAYS >= .50        0                2.5    -2.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.40   02/28 TO 02/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          61.2   1969
TOTALS           0.6               16.6   -16.0     13.8
SINCE 7/1       24.3               52.3   -28.0     56.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE      6                7.0    -1.0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                4.3    -4.3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        5   02/01
 24 HR TOTAL     0.4   02/16 TO 02/16

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    994               1088     -94     1054
 SINCE 7/1      4333               4880    -547     5235
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/340    DATE  02/14
                                55/270          02/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER        0.45

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HEAVY RAIN                 0
RAIN                      1     LIGHT RAIN                 2
FREEZING RAIN             0     LT FREEZING RAIN           0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                6     FOG                       10
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     3     HAZE                       2

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

&&

FEBRUARY FEATURED A RETURN TO QUIETER WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REGION AFTER AN ACTIVE STRETCH DURING THE FALL SEASON THAT THEN
PERSISTED INTO JANUARY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED ANCHORED
TO OUR WEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WITH THE
FIRST MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION NOT ARRIVING UNTIL THE 15TH. A WEAK
SYSTEM THEN TRACKED OVER THE REGION ON THE 16TH, BRINGING THE
GREATEST DAILY SNOWFALL OF JUST 0.4 INCHES. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS
THEN FOLLOWED UNTIL THE 23RD WHEN A FRONTAL SYSTEM CROSSED, BRINGING
LIGHT RAINFALL TO THE AREA. THIS WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY MAINLY DRY
WEATHER AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT
CROSSED LATE ON THE 28TH, BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF
LIGHT RAINFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.4 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
4.2 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AND THE 7TH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST WAS IN 1981 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 32.2
DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 13.8 DEGREES IN 2015. THE FOLLOWING TABLE
LISTS THE WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.

WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1940)
RANK    TEMP    YEAR
1       32.2    1981
2       32.0    1984
3       31.6    2018
4       31.3    1998
5       30.8    2010
6       30.5    2023
7       30.4    2024  <===
8       29.8    2020
        29.8    1991
10      29.2    1954

A TOTAL OF 0.67 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION FELL,
WHICH WAS 2.87 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND THE 4TH DRIEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD. THE DRIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 1987 WHEN ONLY 0.04
INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE WETTEST WAS 9.25 INCHES IN 1900. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.

DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1871)
RANK    PRECIP  YEAR
1       0.04    1987
2       0.35    1872
3       0.60    1877
4       0.67    2024  <===
5       0.87    1978
6       0.93    1873
7       0.94    1895
8       0.96    2007
9       1.26    1968
10      1.29    1994

A TOTAL OF 0.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 16.0 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL AND THE SECOND LEAST SNOWIEST MONTH OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE LEAST SNOWIEST WAS IN 1941 WHEN ONLY 0.3 INCHES WAS MEASURED.
THE SNOWIEST WAS 61.2 INCHES IN 1969. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE
LEAST SNOWIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.

LEAST SNOWIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1882)
RANK    SNOWFALL    YEAR
1       0.3         1941
2       0.6         2024  <===
3       0.8         1987
4       0.9         1998
5       1.1         2002
6       1.5         1957
        1.5         1937
8       2.3         2012
9       3.2         2010
10      3.3         1984

...THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN FEBRUARY 2024...
DATE            RECORD                          PREVIOUS
FEB 10          54 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE   52 IN 1955
FEB 28          38 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE    36 IN 2000 AND 1998

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