Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
0110 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024
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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...
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 68 02/21/2018
LOW -17 02/04/2023
HIGHEST 53 02/10 50 3 56
LOWEST 8 02/25 9 -17
AVG. MAXIMUM 37.3 33.1 4.2 34.4
AVG. MINIMUM 21.0 16.4 4.6 16.0
MEAN 29.2 24.7 4.5 25.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 7 12.6 -5.6 11
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 26.6 -0.6 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.9 -1.9 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.51 2008
MINIMUM 1.24 2012
TOTALS 0.37R 3.34 -2.97 1.63
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.12 -0.11 0.06
DAYS >= .01 5 10.1 -5.1 10
DAYS >= .10 2 6.8 -4.8 4
DAYS >= .50 0 2.3 -2.3 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.19 02/28 TO 02/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 49.3 2013
TOTALS 2.4 20.4 -18.0 16.0
SINCE 7/1 32.9 63.1 -30.2 56.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4
DAYS >= TRACE 9 7.9 1.1 11
DAYS >= 1.0 1 5.0 -4.0 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 8 02/01 15
24 HR TOTAL 1.4 02/16 TO 02/16
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1030 1127 -97 1109
SINCE 7/1 4533 5149 -616 4519
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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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 MONTH WAS 29.2 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
4.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 3RD WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD. THE
WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 1998 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WAS 30.6 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 11.9 DEGREES IN 2015. THE
FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1995)
RANK TEMP YEAR
1 30.6 1998
2 29.4 2010
3 29.2 2024 <===
4 28.9 2018
5 28.7 1999
6 28.5 2012
7 27.6 2017
8 27.3 2002
9 27.0 2016
10 26.8 2020
A TOTAL OF 0.37 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION FELL,
WHICH WAS 2.97 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND THE DRIEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD. THE WETTEST WAS 8.51 INCHES IN 2008. THE FOLLOWING TABLE
LISTS THE DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1995)
RANK PRECIP YEAR
1 0.37 2024 <===
2 1.24 2012
3 1.63 2023
4 1.76 2007
5 2.04 2015
6 2.13 2004
7 2.33 1997
8 2.36 2006
9 2.84 2002
10 2.91 2003
A TOTAL OF 2.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 18.0 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL AND THE LEAST SNOWIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD. THE SNOWIEST WAS
49.3 INCHES IN 2013. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE LEAST SNOWIEST
MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
LEAST SNOWIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1995)
RANK SNOWFALL YEAR
1 2.4 2024 <===
2 2.6 1998
3 3.4 2002
4 5.3 2012
5 6.3 2006
6 8.4 1999
7 9.0 2022
8 9.1 2010
9 9.7 1997
10 12.2 1996
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