Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1132 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2023
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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE FALL SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 09/09/2002
LOW 3 11/22/2018
HIGHEST 88 09/05 86 2 82
LOWEST 17 11/25 18 -1 15
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.0 58.1 0.9 60.1
AVG. MINIMUM 43.8 41.2 2.6 42.4
MEAN 51.4 49.6 1.8 51.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 2.3 0.7 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 25 22.3 2.7 19
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 26.48 2005
TOTALS 10.56 14.39 -3.83 17.46
DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.16 -0.05 0.19
DAYS >= .01 24 32.9 -8.9 31
DAYS >= .10 16 20.1 -4.1 24
DAYS >= .50 8 9.3 -1.3 14
DAYS >= 1.00 3 4.3 -1.3 7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.27 09/18 TO 09/19 3.38
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.9 1997
TOTALS 0.1 4.4 -4.3 1.6
SINCE 7/1 0.1 4.4 -4.3 1.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 6 2.5 3.5 7
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.1 -1.1 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 1
24 HR TOTAL 0.1 11/22 1.6
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1290 1436 -146 1261
SINCE 7/1 1302 1471 -169 1264
COOLING TOTAL 82 38 44 34
SINCE 1/1 429 395 34 584
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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 FALL SEASON WAS 51.4 DEGREES, WHICH
WAS 1.8 DEGREES WARMER ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST FALL ON RECORD WAS
IN 2017 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 53.0 DEGREES. THE COOLEST
WAS 47.2 DEGREES IN 2018.
A TOTAL OF 10.56 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.83 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FELL ON SEPTEMBER 18TH INTO
THE 19TH WHEN A STORM TOTAL OF 2.27 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE DRIEST
FALL ON RECORD WAS IN 2001 WHEN ONLY 8.91 INCHES FELL. THE WETTEST
WAS 26.48 INCHES IN 2005.
A TOTAL OF 0.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 4.3 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. ALL OF THIS SNOW FELL ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER. SNOW IN FALL
IS OFTEN HIT OR MISS. IN THE 29 YEAR HISTORY OF OBSERVATIONS AT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAY THERE HAVE BEEN 4 YEARS
WHICH RECORDED ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW IN FALL, MOST RECENTLY IN 2006.
THE SNOWIEST FALL WAS IN 1997 WHEN 23.9 INCHES FELL.
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