Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
355 PM EST FRI FEB 02 2024
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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 66 01/06/2007
LOW -15 01/15/2004
HIGHEST 48 01/10 50 -2 52
LOWEST 7 01/20 -5 12 10
AVG. MAXIMUM 31.7 29.8 1.9 35.3
AVG. MINIMUM 19.8 14.2 5.6 23.2
MEAN 25.7 22.0 3.7 29.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 16 18.6 -2.6 14
DAYS MIN <= 32 30 30.0 0.0 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.2 -4.2 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.70 1999
MINIMUM 0.04 2004
TOTALS 7.03 3.55 3.48 6.28
DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.11 0.12 0.20
DAYS >= .01 11 10.9 0.1 18
DAYS >= .10 10 6.6 3.4 14
DAYS >= .50 4 2.2 1.8 5
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.09 01/09 TO 01/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 45.8 2015
TOTALS 25.9 20.6 5.3 32.0
SINCE 7/1 30.5 42.7 -12.2 40.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3
DAYS >= TRACE 15 8.7 6.3 16
DAYS >= 1.0 6 5.0 1.0 8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 11 01/29 15
24 HR TOTAL 9.0 01/07 TO 01/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1209 1333 -124 1103
SINCE 7/1 3503 3949 -446 3410
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 25.7 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE 7TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE
WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 2023 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WAS 29.2 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 12.9 DEGREES IN 2004.
A TOTAL OF 7.03 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.48 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL AND THE WETTEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 9TH INTO THE 10TH WHEN A TOTAL OF 3.09
INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST JANUARY ON RECORD WAS 0.40 INCHES IN 2004.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS HE WETTEST JANUARYS ON RECORD.
GREATEST PRECIPITATION IN JANUARY (SINCE 1995)...
RANK PRECIP YEAR
1 7.03 2024 <===
2 6.70 1999
3 6.07 1996
4 5.71 2023
5 4.99 2019
A TOTAL OF 25.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 5.3 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL AND THE 8TH SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
FELL ON THE 9TH WHEN A TOTAL OF 9.0 INCHES FELL. THE SNOWIEST
JANUARY ON RECORD WAS IN 2015 WHEN A TOTAL OF 45.8 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL. THE LEAST SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD WAS 3.1 INCHES IN 2004.
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