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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
159 PM EDT THU JUN 02 2022

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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2022 TO 5/31/2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2022

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           88   05/14         86       2       92
LOWEST             5   03/01          6      -1        5
                       03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.7               52.8     2.9     55.6
AVG. MINIMUM    36.1               34.2     1.9     35.6
MEAN            45.9               43.5     2.4     45.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     6                5.6     0.4        3
DAYS MIN <= 32    26               36.6   -10.6       33
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.4    -0.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       23.27   2005
TOTALS          8.49              11.97   -3.48     7.92
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.13   -0.04     0.09
DAYS >= .01       34               36.7    -2.7       28
DAYS >= .10       22               21.9     0.1       15
DAYS >= .50        3                8.3    -5.3        7
DAYS >= 1.00       1                3.0    -2.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.21   04/08                        1.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          58.8   2001
TOTALS           5.8               20.9   -15.1      0.9
SINCE 7/1       44.0               84.0   -40.0     42.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE     14                8.5     5.5       11
DAYS >= 1.0        3                4.4    -1.4        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   03/03                           8
 24 HR TOTAL     1.8   03/01 TO 03/01                0.9
                       03/03 TO 03/03

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1758               1986    -228     1775
 SINCE 7/1      6630               7060    -430     6553
COOLING TOTAL     27                 10      17       18
 SINCE 1/1        27                  9      18       18
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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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SPRING STARTED OFF COOLER THAN NORMAL AFTER A STRONG COLD FRONT
CROSSED THE REGION WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW EVENTS THROUGH THE FIRST FEW
DAYS OF MARCH. THE COOL WEATHER QUICKLY TURNED MILD BY THE END OF
THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. THIS MILD WEATHER WAS INTERRUPTED BY A WEAK
SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW TO THE GRAY AREA ON MARCH 9TH WITH
TEMPERATURES THEN TRENDING WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE THIRD WEEK
OF MARCH. THIS PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALLOWED FOR THE
LAST OF THE WINTER SNOWPACK TO MELT BY MARCH 22ND. A STRONG COLD
FRONT CROSSED THE AREA ON MARCH 27TH BRINGING A SHOT OF COLD AIR
THAT LASTED THROUGH THE 29TH WHICH WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE SPRING
SEASON WHEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DID NOT GET ABOVE FREEZING.
TEMPERATURES SLOWLY REBOUNDED THROUGH THE END OF MARCH AND GENERALLY
STAYED CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH APRIL. DURING APRIL
THERE WAS AN ACTIVE PACIFIC JET STREAM WITH SEVERAL SYSTEMS CROSSING
THE CONUS BRINGING BOUTS OF RAIN TO GRAY. ALSO DURING THE MONTH OF
APRIL THE NAO STAYED PREDOMINANTLY NEGATIVE. THE COMPETING
INFLUENCES OF MILD PACIFIC AIR FLOODING THE CONUS WHILE BLOCKING
OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE -NAO HELPED TO KEEP
TEMPERATURES STEADY WITHOUT ANY WARMS SPELLS OR COLD SNAPS FOR MUCH
OF APRIL INTO EARLY MAY. PRECIPITATION RAN CLOSE TO NORMAL THROUGH
APRIL WITHOUT ANY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL EVENTS WITH THE LAST DAY
SNOWFALL WAS OBSERVED OCCURRING ON APRIL 28TH. THE LAST FREEZE
RECORDED AT THE GRAY NWS OFFICE OCCURRED ON APRIL 21ST. THE
RELATIVELY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN APRIL GAVE WAY TO A WARM AND
VERY DRY PATTERN IN MAY. THE GRAY AREA WENT 10 DAYS WITHOUT
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FROM MAY 5TH TO MAY 14TH WHILE ALSO
EXPERIENCING A WARMING TREND THAT PEAKED ON THE 14TH WHEN THE HIGH
REACHED 88 DEGREES. THIS WARM AND DRY PATTERN WAS THE RESULT OF AN
ANOMALOUS RIDGE THAT DEVELOPED OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS RIDGE BROKE
DOWN A LITTLE DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY WITH A FEW COLD FRONTS
CROSSING THE REGION BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND KNOCKED
TEMPERATURES DOWN CLOSER TO NORMAL. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
REDEVELOPED DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MAY BRINGING WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO CLOSE OUT THE SPRING SEASON.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SPRING WAS 45.9 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 2.4
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AND TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS 49.3 DEGREES IN 2010. THE COLDEST
WAS 40.8 DEGREES IN 2014. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST
SPRINGS ON RECORD AT GRAY.

WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN SPRING (SINCE 1996)...
RANK  TEMP  YEAR
1     49.3  2010
2     47.9  2012
3     46.8  1998
4     45.9  2022 <===
      45.9  1999


A TOTAL OF 8.49 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.48 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL AND THE THIRD DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION FELL ON APRIL 8TH WHEN A LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 1.21
INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 2015 WHEN
ONLY 7.08 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE WETTEST WAS IN 2005 WITH 23.27
INCHES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE DRIEST SPRINGS ON RECORD AT
GRAY.

LEAST PRECIPITATION IN SPRING (SINCE 1996)...
RANK  PRECIP  YEAR
1      7.08   2015
2      7.92   2021
3      8.49   2022 <===
4      8.52   2018
5      8.99   2013

THERE WAS 5.8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL, WHICH WAS 15.1 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
AND THE 4TH LEAST SNOWY SPRING ON RECORD. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FELL
ON MARCH 1ST AND MARCH 3RD WHEN 1.8 INCHES WAS MEASURED. THE LEAST
SNOWIEST SPRING ON RECORD WAS IN 2021 WHEN ONLY 0.9 INCHES WAS
MEASURED. THE SNOWIEST WAS 58.8 INCHES IN 2001. THE FOLLOWING TABLE
LISTS THE LEAST SNOWY SPRINGS ON RECORD AT GRAY.

LEAST SNOW IN SPRING (SINCE 1996)...
RANK  PRECIP  YEAR
1      0.9    2021
2      1.0    2010
3      3.2    2006
4      5.8    2022 <===
5      7.1    2003

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