Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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000 CXUS51 KCAR 050418 CLSCAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1117 PM EST SAT DEC 04 2021 ................................... ...THE CARIBOU ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2021 TO 11/30/2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 09/01/2010 LOW -8 11/30/1995 HIGHEST 79 09/23 MM MM 75 11/10 LOWEST 9 11/29 MM MM 12 11/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.1 53.4 2.7 48.5 AVG. MINIMUM 38.8 35.8 3.0 31.7 MEAN 47.5 44.6 2.9 40.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 7.8 -3.8 6 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 38.2 -11.2 34 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 19.03 2008 MINIMUM 4.65 1955 TOTALS 11.26 10.78 0.48 10.90 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.18 DAYS >= .01 35 38.4 -3.4 29 DAYS >= .10 21 22.0 -1.0 20 DAYS >= .50 7 7.0 0.0 7 DAYS >= 1.00 3 2.2 0.8 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.86 MM 2.45 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.3 1974 TOTALS 9.4 12.2 -2.8 8.1 SINCE 7/1 9.4 12.2 -2.8 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.4 -1.4 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6* 11/27 4 11/26 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 6.6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1576 1877 -301 1497 SINCE 7/1 1680 1991 -311 MM COOLING TOTAL 9 18 -9 0 SINCE 1/1 351 224 127 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/240 DATE 11/01 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/260 DATE 11/01 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 32 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 30 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 11 RAIN 14 LIGHT RAIN 40 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 2 FOG 42 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. * INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ...2021 FALL CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE... METEOROLOGICAL FALL (SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER) OF 2021 ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL. PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE AVERAGE ACROSS THE DOWNEAST REGION AS WELL AS EASTERN MAINE NORTH TO THE EASTERN SAINT JOHN VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE WESTERN SAINT JOHN VALLEY AND NORTH WOODS. IN CARIBOU, IT RANKED AS THE 3RD WARMEST FALL ON RECORD BEHIND ONLY 2017 AND 2011. SEVEN OF THE TOP 10 WARMEST FALLS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 2001. IN HOULTON, IT ALSO RANKED AS THE 3RD WARMEST FALL ON RECORD BEHIND 2017 AND 2011. IN MILLINOCKET IT RANKED AS THE 3RD WARMEST ON RECORD, AGAIN BEHIND ONLY 2017 AND 2011. FINALLY, IN BANGOR, IT RANKED AS THE 7TH WARMEST FALL ON RECORD. IN BANGOR, IT RANKED AS THE 5TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD WITH 17.31 INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW). IN MILLINOCKET, IT RANKED AS THE 17TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD WITH 14.59 INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW). IN HOULTON, IT RANKED AS THE 19TH WETTEST FALL ON RECORD WITH 12.38 INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW). IN CARIBOU, THERE WAS 11.26 INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW) WHICH WAS ONLY GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE 31ST WETTEST FALL ON RECORD. A TOTAL OF 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN CARIBOU THIS PAST FALL, WHICH WAS 2.8 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE. IN BANGOR, A TOTAL OF 2.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED THIS FALL, WHICH WAS 2.7 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE. HIGHLIGHTS BY MONTH: SEPTEMBER: WARMER AND WETTER THAN AVERAGE. ALL OF THE LONG TERM CLIMATE SITES HAD A TOP 10 WETTEST SEPTEMBER, WHICH HELPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO REDUCE THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. OCTOBER: WARMER THAN AVERAGE WITH NO MEASURABLE SNOWFALL EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATION. PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW AVERAGE TO NEAR AVERAGE. CARIBOU SET A RECORD FOR THE LATEST FIRST FREEZE ON RECORD WHICH DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE 25TH. THIS SMASHED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF OCTOBER 17, 1970. NOVEMBER: A BIT WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON THE 15TH INTO THE 16TH ACROSS THE NORTH WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. A LARGER STORM AFFECTED THE REGION ON THE 26TH- 27TH WITH UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH, BUT WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST AREAS. $$ CB/VJN