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Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU, ME
1015 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2020

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...THE CARIBOU ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2020 TO 8/31/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2020

WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 06/19/2020
06/29/1944
06/29/1944
LOW 30 06/07/1958
HIGHEST 96R 06/19 MM MM 91 07/05
LOWEST 31 06/02 MM MM 38 06/07
06/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.4 74.0 4.4 76.0
AVG. MINIMUM 55.4 52.7 2.7 53.5
MEAN 66.9 63.3 3.6 64.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 1.0 6.0 3
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 0.0 2.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 6.16 11.32 -5.16 7.91
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.12 -0.05 0.09
DAYS >= .01 32 40.7 -8.7 40
DAYS >= .10 19 24.1 -5.1 23
DAYS >= .50 5 7.2 -2.2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.0 -2.0 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.69 MM 08/31 TO 08/31
08/31 TO 08/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
08/31 TO 08/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 2011
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 08/31 TO 08/31
08/31 TO 08/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
08/31 TO 08/31EATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 205 319 -114 199
SINCE 7/1 80 154 -74 60
COOLING TOTAL 404 164 240 205
SINCE 1/1 450 169 281 205
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/150 DATE 08/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/310 DATE 08/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 39
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 36
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
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...SUMMER 2020 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...

METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE THROUGH AUGUST) 2020 FEATURED WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

FOR THE 3-MONTH PERIOD, TEMPERATURES AVERAGED FROM 1.5 TO 3.5
DEGREES ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE. PRECIPITATION RANGED FROM 50 TO
75 PERCENT OF AVERAGE WITH THE GREATEST DEPARTURES FROM NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BAXTER STATE PARK NORTH TO THE SAINT JOHN
VALLEY.

IN CARIBOU, IT RANKED AS THE ALL-TIME WARMEST AND 2ND DRIEST SUMMER
ON RECORD. WEATHER RECORDS IN CARIBOU DATE BACK TO 1939. THERE WERE
A TOTAL OF 49 DAYS DURING THE 3-MONTH PERIOD WITH A HIGH OF 80 OR
WARMER, THE MOST ON RECORD FOR A METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER. THERE WERE 7
DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 90 DEGREES OR WARMER WHICH TIED FOR THE 2ND MOST
ON RECORD. THE HIGH OF 96 DEGREES ON JUNE 19TH TIED FOR THE ALL-TIME
WARMEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD.

IN HOULTON, IT RANKED AS THE 5TH WARMEST AND ALL TIME DRIEST SUMMER
ON RECORD. WEATHER RECORDS IN HOULTON DATE BACK TO 1948.

IN MILLINOCKET, IT RANKED AS THE 6TH WARMEST ON RECORD. IT DID NOT
RANK IN THE TOP 20 DRIEST ON RECORD. WEATHER RECORDS IN MILLINOCKET
DATE BACK TO 1902.

IN BANGOR, IT RANKED AS THE 13TH WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD. IT DID
NOT RANK IN THE TOP 20 DRIEST ON RECORD. WEATHER RECORDS BEGAN IN
1926.

THE BIG STORY THIS SUMMER WAS THE VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER. THERE
WERE NO DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE REGION AT THE START OF THE SUMMER,
BUT BY THE END OF JUNE ALL OF THE REGION WAS EITHER ABNORMALLY DRY
OR IN MODERATE DROUGHT. THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXPANDED IN JULY WITH
SEVERE DROUGHT OBSERVED ACROSS NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY. IN AUGUST,
THE SEVERE DROUGHT EXPANDED FURTHER TO INCLUDE NEARLY ALL OF
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, NORTHERN PENOBSCOT COUNTY, EASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTY, AND MUCH OF PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.

MANY GRAIN CROPS FAILED AND OTHER CROPS REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT
IRRIGATION. THERE WERE REPORTS THAT DUG WELLS DRIED UP DURING THE
MONTH OF AUGUST IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
STREAMS AND RIVERS WERE AT NEAR RECORD LOW FLOWS DURING THE 2ND HALF
OF THE SUMMER.

ANOTHER ITEM OF NOTE WAS THE LACK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS SUMMER WITH
THE FIRST STORMS THAT PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER NOT UNTIL JUNE 26TH,
AND NO MAJOR OUTBREAKS OF SEVERE WEATHER THE ENTIRE SUMMER.

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