Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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CXUS51 KCAR 080924
CLSCAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME
521 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2020
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...THE CARIBOU ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2020
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 05/22/1977
LOW -28 03/02/2001
HIGHEST 91 05/28 MM MM 73 05/25
LOWEST -7 03/01 MM MM -10 03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.3 48.1 0.2 46.0
AVG. MINIMUM 27.5 28.4 -0.9 26.9
MEAN 37.9 38.2 -0.3 36.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.1 1.9 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 11 12.8 -1.8 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 60 52.0 8.0 49
DAYS MIN <= 0 3 4.1 -1.1 6
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.29 2005
MINIMUM 4.11 1965
TOTALS 8.15 8.50 -0.35 9.75
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.11
DAYS >= .01 37 39.4 -2.4 44
DAYS >= .10 23 21.8 1.2 22
DAYS >= .50 4 5.0 -1.0 7
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.74 MM 05/31 TO 05/31
05/31 TO 05/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
05/31 TO 05/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 65.1 1961
TOTALS 46.5 26.2 20.3 18.4
SINCE 7/1 151.9 108.7 43.2 165.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 11 MM MM 17
DAYS >= 1.0 11 6.9 4.1 6
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 32 03/14 45 03/07
03/05
03/06
24 HR TOTAL 10.9 MM 05/31 TO 05/31
05/31 TO 05/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
05/31 TO 05/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2509 2468 41 2600
SINCE 7/1 MM 9189 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 46 5 41 0
SINCE 1/1 46 5 41 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/330 DATE 05/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/310 DATE 05/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 35
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 27
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...SPRING 2020 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...
METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MARCH THROUGH MAY) 2020 FEATURED NEAR AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES, BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION, AND NEAR AVERAGE SNOWFALL
DOWNEAST AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE NORTH.
FOR THE 3-MONTH PERIOD, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN CARIBOU OF 37.9
DEGREES WAS 3 TENTHS OF A DEGREE BELOW THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE. IN
BANGOR, THE 3-MONTH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 43.0 DEGREES WAS 3 TENTHS
OF A DEGREE ABOVE AVERAGE. AS A WHOLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN
MAINE TEMPERATURES THIS SPRING AVERAGED OUT CLOSE TO NORMAL DESPITE
SOME WIDE TEMPERATURE SWINGS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.
PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW AVERAGE. IN CARIBOU, A TOTAL OF 8.15 INCHES
OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW) WAS OBSERVED WHICH WAS 41 HUNDREDTHS OF AN
INCH BELOW AVERAGE. IN BANGOR, A TOTAL OF 9.27 INCHES OF RAIN (AND
MELTED SNOW) WAS OBSERVED, WHICH WAS 1.26 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE.
SNOWFALL WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE IN CARIBOU WITH A 3-MONTH TOTAL OF
46.5 INCHES, WHICH RANKED AS THE 10TH SNOWIEST SPRING ON RECORD. IN
BANGOR, 16.6 INCHES OF SNOW AS OBSERVED, WHICH WAS
1.2 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE.
MARCH WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, BUT THERE
WERE NO PROLONGED WARM OR COLD SPELLS. SNOW PACK WAS SCANT ACROSS
THE DOWNEAST REGION WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF JUST 0.3" IN BANGOR,
BUT IN CARIBOU SNOW PACK WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE WITH A MONTHLY
AVERAGE OF 27.4 INCHES.
APRIL FEATURED TEMPERATURES THAT WERE 1 TO 2 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.
TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE MOST OF THE TIME THE 2ND HALF OF THE
MONTH. PRECIPITATION WAS MOSTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. A TOTAL OF 21.9
INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN CARIBOU WHICH MADE IT THE 5TH
SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD. A WINTER STORM ON THE 9TH INTO THE 10TH
PRODUCED WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE TO THE NORTH
OF BANGOR.
MAY STARTED ON A VERY COLD NOTE WITH WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH. A MAJOR SPRING STORM PRODUCED FROM 5
TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE 9TH FROM NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO
CENTRAL AROOSTOOK COUNTY. A LATE SEASON SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR ON THE
12TH CAUSED TEMPERATURES IN THE FAR NORTH TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. THE LAST THIRD
OF THE MONTH BROUGHT A COMPLETE REVERSAL TO THE PATTERN WITH WELL
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FROM THE 26TH TO THE 29TH AND BACK TO
BACK 90 DEGREE DAYS IN CARIBOU ON THE 28TH-29TH. A LOW OF 69
DEGREES ON THE 29TH TIED FOR THE ALL-TIME WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. THE HOT/DRY WEATHER LATE MONTH LED TO TWO
SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRES IN ISLAND FALLS AND IN BAXTER STATE PARK.
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