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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1214 AM EST MON NOV 02 2026

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...THE BANGOR ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1925 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             92   10/13/1930
 LOW              11   10/30/1941
HIGHEST           75   10/01        MM      MM       84  10/06
LOWEST            21   10/28        MM      MM       28  10/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    59.4               58.2     1.2     61.2
AVG. MINIMUM    34.3               38.2    -3.9     39.6
MEAN            46.9               48.2    -1.3     50.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    14                8.8     5.2        6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       13.32   2005
 MINIMUM        0.99   1986
TOTALS          2.22                      -2.36
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.15   -0.08     0.09
DAYS >= .01       10               11.4    -1.4       10
DAYS >= .10        5                7.7    -2.7        5
DAYS >= .50        2                2.9    -0.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.18   10/13 TO 10/14               0.98  10/30 TO 10/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           9.0   2000
TOTALS           0.0                0.6    -0.6      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.6    -0.6       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    554                522      32      447
 SINCE 7/1       748                752      -4       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        4
 SINCE 1/1       451                379      72       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/320    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/330    DATE  10/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...OCTOBER 2026 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN MAINE...

Month Trends:

Caribou:
- Mean maximum temperatures were 1.0 degree above average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were 4.4 degrees below average. This
October had the 7th coldest mean minimum monthly temperatures on
record.
- Average temperatures were 1.7 degrees below average.
- Precipitation was 1.41 inches below average.
- Snowfall was 1.1 inches below average.

Bangor:
- Mean maximum temperatures were 1.2 degrees above average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were around 3.9 degrees below average.
- Average temperatures were around 1.3 degrees below average.
- Precipitation was 2.48 inches below average.

Millinocket:
- Mean maximum temperatures were 1.1 degrees above average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were 3.2 degrees below normal. This
October, the record for the 7th coldest monthly max low temperatures
was tied, at 47 degrees.
- Average temperatures were 1.0 degree below average.
- Precipitation was 2.48 inches below average.

Houlton:
- Mean maximum temperatures were 1.4 degrees above average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were 4.5 degrees below average. This
October, the record for the 5th coldest monthly max low temperatures
was tied, at 45 degrees. The record for the 4th coldest monthly
average low temperatures in October was reached, at 29.5 degrees.
- Average temperatures were 1.6 degrees below average.
- Precipitation was 2.04 inches below average.

Weather Events:
- The frost/freeze program began in May, with northern zones ending
in September. The program ended on October 1st for the Bangor
region. The rest of the Downeast region ended on October 11th. There
were 3 frost advisories issued in October.
- The first snowflakes of the season fell on October 13th, in far
northern Aroostook.
- On October 5th, there were some sub-severe thunderstorms that
moved through northern and eastern Maine that produced some pea-to-
penny sized hail.
- There was 1 wind advisory issued in October. The highest wind
gusts was recorded in Saint Agatha, at 54mph.
- The ongoing drought deteriorated throughout October. By the end
of September, coastal Hancock county was in Extreme Drought (D3).
Central Hancock and southwestern Penobscot counties were in Severe
Drought (D2). The rest of Aroostook, northern Somerset, Piscataquis,
central and northern Penobscot, northern Hancock, and Washington
counties were all in Moderate Drought(D1). By October 6th, Severe
Drought (D2) had expanded into northern/eastern Aroostook, northern
Somerset, northern/central Piscataquis, and northern Penobscot
counties. On October 27th, Severe Drought (D2) expanded south into
southern Piscataquis county. The state maintained these conditions
through the end of the month.

Climate Outlook:
- Temperatures: For November, Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is
predicting temperatures leaning above normal for northern and
eastern Maine. For the season ahead, the outlook shows temperatures
could be likely above climatological normal.
- Precipitation: For November, CPC does not see strong signals for
anomalous precipitation for northern and eastern Maine. For the
season ahead, the outlook shows precipitation along the Downeast
region leaning above normal.
- ENSO: Per CPC, El Nino conditions are present, with an El Nino
Advisory in effect. El Nino has an above 83 percent chance of
becoming a strong-to-very strong event in the northern hemisphere
2026-2027 fall/winter.

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