Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
568 CXUS51 KCAR 031012 CCA CLSBGR CLIMATE REPORT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 612 AM EDT MON JUN 3 2024 ................................... ...THE BANGOR ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1925 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 05/22/1992 LOW -16 03/02/2001 HIGHEST 86 05/22 MM MM 91 05/28 LOWEST 7 03/01 MM MM 10 03/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.4 53.0 2.4 55.0 AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 32.3 3.0 33.4 MEAN 45.4 42.6 2.8 44.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.3 -0.3 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 6.2 -3.2 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 39 44.9 -5.9 43 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.8 -1.8 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.06 2020 MINIMUM 6.56 2023 TOTALS 15.31 10.17 5.14 6.56 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.11 0.06 0.07 DAYS >= .01 37 35.3 1.7 31 DAYS >= .10 28 22.4 5.6 17 DAYS >= .50 9 6.1 2.9 3 DAYS >= 1.00 5 1.8 3.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.74 MM 1.37 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 2023 TOTALS 18.5 18.9 -0.4 21.5 SINCE 7/1 45.5 74.6 -29.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 1 DAYS >= 1.0 2 5.0 -3.0 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 8 04/05 15 03/05 24 HR TOTAL 9.5* 1.0 04/01 TO 04/01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1791 2066 -275 1898 SINCE 7/1 6550 7527 -977 MM COOLING TOTAL 10 8 2 7 SINCE 1/1 10 7 3 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/120 DATE 03/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/130 DATE 03/10 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 28 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 13 LIGHT RAIN 46 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 4 FOG 47 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. * INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE 2024 SPRING CLIMATE NARRATIVE... METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MARCH 1ST - MAY 31ST) FINISHED WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AT TO ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION, AND AT TO ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL. SPRING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION RANGED FROM 2.5 TO 4.5 DEGREES F ABOVE AVERAGE WITH THE WARMEST DEPARTURES ACROSS THE NORTH. THE 2024 SPRING SEASONAL AVERAGE OF 42.6 DEGREES AT CARIBOU FINISHED 2ND WARMEST ONLY BEHIND SPRING 2010 WHICH AVERAGED 43.9 DEGREES. IT WAS THE 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH WARMEST SPRING OF RECORD AT MILLINOCKET, HOULTON, AND BANGOR RESPECTFULLY, ALL OF WHICH ALSO EXPERIENCED THEIR WARMEST SPRING IN 2010. UNIFORM WARMTH WITH ONLY A FEW SHORT BELOW AVERAGE PERIODS WAS THE GENERAL RULE FOR THE REGION THIS SEASON. TOTAL PRECIPITATION RANGED FROM NEAR AVERAGE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST TO 150 TO 200 PERCENT OF AVERAGE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND DOWNEAST AREAS. THE TOTAL OF 15.31 INCHES AT BANGOR WAS THE THIRD GREATEST SPRING PRECIPITATION TOTAL, BUT WAS STILL WELL BEHIND THE WETTEST SPRING OF 24.07 INCHES SET IN 1983. DESPITE BEING A WARM SPRING, SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON RANGED FROM NEAR AVERAGE UPWARDS TO 125 TO 150 PERCENT OF AVERAGE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY. MOST OF THIS SNOW FELL IN THE LATTER HALF OF MARCH AND OPENING DAYS OF APRIL, WHICH PROVIDED A SHORT SECOND WINTER AFTER A LENGTHY THAW PERIOD EARLIER IN MARCH RESULTING IN THE MELT OFF OF MOST OF THE LOWER TERRAIN SNOWPACK. SNOWFALL WAS THEN BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE REST OF APRIL, AND PRETTY MUCH NON-EXISTENT IN MAY. THAW CONDITIONS EARLY IN SPRING ENDED THE SKIING AND SNOW MOBILE SEASON UPWARDS TO A MONTH EARLIER THAN AVERAGE, EVEN AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHEAST MAINE, NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER`S 2024 SUMMER (JUNE 1ST - AUGUST 31ST) PREDICTION FOR THE REGION IS CALLING FOR SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ODDS OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEARLY EQUAL ODDS OF BELOW, NEAR NORMAL, OR ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL. $$ VJN/CB/NC