Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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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.
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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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