Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
451 PM EST SAT MAR 02 2024

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 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             59   02/20/1994
 LOW             -41   02/01/1955
HIGHEST           49   02/27         MM      MM       47  02/16
LOWEST           -10   02/21         MM      MM      -22  02/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    31.1               24.1     7.0     23.8
AVG. MINIMUM    11.6                4.4     7.2      0.9
MEAN            21.4               14.2     7.2     12.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    17               22.0    -5.0       22
DAYS MIN <= 32    28               27.7     0.3       28
DAYS MIN <= 0      3               12.2    -9.2       14

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.72   2008
 MINIMUM        0.26   1978
TOTALS          1.29                      -1.13
DAILY AVG.      0.04                NAN     NAN     0.08
DAYS >= .01        7               12.1    -5.1       12
DAYS >= .10        5                5.8    -0.8        2
DAYS >= .50        0                1.5    -1.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.2    -0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.63   02/28 TO 02/29               1.09  02/17 TO 02/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          47.7   2008
TOTALS           8.7               25.3   -16.6     28.1
SINCE 7/1       57.0               87.7   -30.7       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     9                                  22
DAYS >= 1.0        2                5.9    -3.9        6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       15   02/02                          25  02/01
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1256               1421    -165     1467
 SINCE 7/1      5593               6554    -961       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/160    DATE  02/28
                                25/240          02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/250    DATE  02/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...FEBRUARY 2024 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN MAINE...

FEBRUARY 2024 FOR THE REGION AS A WHOLE FINISHED WITH WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL WERE BOTH WELL
BELOW AVERAGE.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA RANGED FROM 5.5 TO 7.5 DEGREES (F)
ABOVE 1991-2020 NORMALS. IT RANKED AS THE 5TH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD AT BOTH CARIBOU AND HOULTON, AND AS THE 4TH WARMEST IN
MILLINOCKET, AND THE 9TH WARMEST IN BANGOR.

THE MONTH WAS VERY DRY ACROSS THE REGION WITH PRECIPITATION THAT
RANGED FROM 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF NORMAL, EXCEPT LOCALLY 50 TO 75
PERCENT OF NORMAL IN PARTS OF EASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY AND
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. IN FACT,
IT WAS THE 2ND LEAST SNOWY FEBRUARY ON RECORD IN BANGOR WITH ONLY
1.2 INCHES OF SNOW. THE ONLY YEAR ON RECORD WITH LESS SNOWFALL IN
FEBRUARY WAS IN 1998 WHEN AN INCH WAS OBSERVED. IN CARIBOU, ONLY 8.7
INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED WHICH MADE IT THE 7TH LEAST SNOWY
FEBRUARY ON RECORD.

A BIG WARM-UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH COMBINED WITH RAIN CAUSED MUCH
OF THE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS TO MELT. BY THE END OF THE MONTH
THE SNOW DEPTH ACROSS THE REGION RANGED FROM ZERO TO AN INCH IN
BANGOR AND ALONG THE COAST (DUE TO RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE
EVENING OF THE 29TH). ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
REGION, THE SNOW DEPTH RANGED FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES, BUT WITH LOCALLY A
FOOT OR MORE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. THE SNOW DEPTH AT THE END
OF THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS ALL AREAS.

THE WARM-UP AND RAIN AT THE END OF THE MONTH WIPED OUT SO MUCH OF
THE SNOWPACK ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS AND THE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS BECAME
POOR AND IN MOST AREAS THE SNOWMOBILE SEASON ENDED. THE LACK OF SNOW
HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR WINTER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
CAUSING MANY TO BE POSTPONED OR CANCELLED.

THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER`S FORECAST FOR MARCH 2024 INDICATES
THAT THERE ARE STRONG SIGNALS THAT POINT TOWARD ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES. THERE ARE NO STRONG SIGNALS THAT POINT TOWARD EITHER
ABOVE OR BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATE
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH AND LOWS/HIGHS IN THE UPPER SINGLE
DIGITS/MID 20S F OVER THE FAR NORTH TO AROUND 15F/35F ALONG THE
DOWNEAST COAST AT THE START OF THE MONTH, AND FROM LOWS/HIGHS IN THE
LOW 20S/NEAR 40F IN THE FAR NORTH TO AROUND 25F/45F AT THE DOWNEAST
COAST. AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IS CLOSE TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION,
AND AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 15.2 INCHES IN BANGOR AND 21.4 INCHES IN
CARIBOU. OVER AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT IS GAINED DURING
THE MONTH OF MARCH. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS THIS YEAR ON MARCH
10TH.

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CB/VJN


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