Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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CXUS51 KCAR 060858
CLSBGR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME
634 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2019
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...THE BANGOR ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1925 TO 2019
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 05/22/1992
LOW -16 03/02/2001
HIGHEST 75 05/25 MM MM 88 05/02
LOWEST -7 03/08 MM MM -1 03/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.2 52.6 -2.4 53.3
AVG. MINIMUM 30.9 31.7 -0.8 32.8
MEAN 40.6 42.2 -1.6 43.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 5.7 0.3 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 43 44.1 -1.1 45
DAYS MIN <= 0 4 1.6 2.4 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 11.90 1.26
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.12 0.01 0.10
DAYS >= .01 40 35.0 5.0 35
DAYS >= .10 28 21.6 6.4 18
DAYS >= .50 7 6.6 0.4 7
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.9 0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 16.9 15.4 1.5 35.3
SINCE 7/1 79.9 66.1 13.8 111.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 MM MM 4
DAYS >= 1.0 6 4.3 1.7 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 11 03/11 30 03/15
24 HR TOTAL 4.8 MM
OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2227 2107 120 2005
SINCE 7/1 MM 7753 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 6 -6 9
SINCE 1/1 0 6 -6 9
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/320 DATE 05/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/320 DATE 03/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 30
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 44
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
0
14
1
0
4
3
14
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...SPRING 2019 NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE CLIMATE NARRATIVE...
SPRING (MARCH THROUGH MAY) 2019 ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOR PERSISTENTLY BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, ABOVE AVERAGE
PRECIPITATION, AND AT TO BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL.
TEMPERATURES FOR THE SEASON AVERAGED 1.5 TO 3.0 DEGREES BELOW THE
LONG TERM MEAN WITH ALL THREE INDIVIDUAL MONTHS AVERAGING BELOW
NORMAL. AT HOULTON AND MILLINOCKET IT WAS THE 6TH AND 7TH COOLEST
SPRING (WITH NO MISSING DAYS), RESPECTFULLY, OF RECORD.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON RANGED FROM 110 TO 135 PERCENT OF
AVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION WITH MOST OF THE SURPLUS FOR THE SEASON
OCCURRING IN APRIL AND MAY.
SNOWFALL RANGED FROM 70 TO 110 PERCENT OF AVERAGE, WITH MARCH SEEING
A RELATIVE BREAK OF PRIOR WINTER HEAVY SNOW MONTHS AFFECTING MAINLY
NORTHERN AREAS. AVERAGE SNOW PACK FOR THE SEASON RANGED FROM 2
INCHES AT BANGOR TO 17 INCHES AT CARIBOU WITH MAXIMUM SNOW DEPTHS OF
11 AND 45 INCHES, RESPECTFULLY, RECORDED IN EARLY MARCH. THE SNOW
MOBILE AND SKIING SEASON LASTED TIL EARLY TO MID APRIL ACROSS THE
NORTH BEFORE THAWING TEMPERATURES AND RAIN EVENTS RESULTED IN RAPID
SNOW PACK REDUCTION AFTERWARDS.
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING SUMMER (JUNE THROUGH AUGUST)
OF 2019 FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE IS CALLING FOR INCREASED
PROBABILITIES OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND EQUAL CHANCES OF
BELOW, NEAR, AND ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
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