Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1006 AM EDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2026 (FOR TEMPERATURE)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 (FOR PRECIPITATION)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1882 TO 2026 (FOR SNOWFALL)
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 04/28/2009
LOW 8 04/04/1954
HIGHEST 68 04/14 75 -7 79 04/19
LOWEST 22 04/21 24 -2 23 04/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.3 53.8 -1.5 53.9
AVG. MINIMUM 35.1 35.4 -0.3 36.4
MEAN 43.7 44.6 -0.9 45.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 10 11.9 -1.9 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.90 1973
MINIMUM 0.28 1999
TOTALS 3.09 4.41 -1.32 4.59
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.15 -0.05 0.15
DAYS >= .01 15 11.1 3.9 16
DAYS >= .10 11 7.0 4.0 11
DAYS >= .50 2 2.8 -0.8 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.2 -1.2 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.04 04/29 TO 04/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.5 1906
TOTALS 0.5 2.8 -2.3 1.1
SINCE 7/1 63.7 68.7 -5.0 54.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 1.3 -0.3
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 04/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 631 613 18 589
SINCE 7/1 6640 6380 260 6263
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/290 DATE 04/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/280 DATE 04/06
39/360 04/23
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 HEAVY RAIN 3
RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 16
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 1 FOG 16
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN APRIL 2026...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
APR 21 22 - COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE - 23 IN 1962
APR 21 33 - COLDEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE - 34 IN 1947
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