Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
957 CXUS51 KGYX 050336 CLSGYX PWMCLSGYX 000 TTAA00 GYX 040935 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 535 AM EDT TUE JUN 04 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SPRING SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... 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 .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 05/18/2017 LOW -4 03/09/2007 03/07/2007 03/06/2007 HIGHEST 89 05/22 86 3 90 LOWEST 10 03/01 6 4 17 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.3 52.8 1.5 54.7 AVG. MINIMUM 37.7 34.2 3.5 36.5 MEAN 46.0 43.5 2.5 45.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 5.6 -3.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 36.6 -8.6 39 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 23.27 2005 TOTALS 19.31 11.97 7.34 12.15 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.13 0.08 0.13 DAYS >= .01 39 36.7 2.3 29 DAYS >= .10 29 21.9 7.1 19 DAYS >= .50 11 8.3 2.7 7 DAYS >= 1.00 6 3.0 3.0 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.17 03/10 2.32 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 58.8 2001 TOTALS 28.7 20.9 7.8 24.5 SINCE 7/1 61.6 84.0 -22.4 81.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 11 8.5 2.5 14 DAYS >= 1.0 4 4.4 -0.4 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 17 04/05 25 24 HR TOTAL 17.4 04/03 TO 04/04 11.3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1744 1986 -242 1776 SINCE 7/1 6277 7060 -783 6295 COOLING TOTAL 23 10 13 14 SINCE 1/1 23 9 14 14 .............................................................. - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON WAS 46.0 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 2010 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 49.3 DEGREES. THE COOLEST WAS 40.8 DEGREES IN 2014. A TOTAL OF 19.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 7.34 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL AND SECOND WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON MARCH 10TH WHEN 3.17 INCHES FELL IN 24 HOURS. THE WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 2005 WHEN 23.27 INCHES FELL. THE DRIEST WAS 7.08 INCHES IN 2015. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WETTEST SPRINGS ON RECORD AT GRAY. WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD (SINCE 1995) RANK PRECIP YEAR 1 23.27 2005 2 19.31 2024 <=== 3 15.71 2011 4 15.12 1996 5 15.02 2007 A TOTAL OF 28.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 7.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL ON APRIL 3RD INTO APRIL 4TH WHEN 17.4 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE SNOWIEST SPRING MEASURED 58.8 INCHES IN 2001. THE LEAST SNOWIEST SPRING WAS IN 2021 WHEN ONLY 0.9 INCHES WAS MEASURED. $$ DS/SB/HAT