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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
927 PM EST THU JAN 02 2025

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...THE GRAY ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             99   07/22/2011
 LOW             -17   02/04/2023
HIGHEST           92   06/20         93      -1       90
LOWEST             5   12/22         -7      12      -17
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.7               55.1     1.6     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM    40.4               37.6     2.8     40.3
MEAN            48.6               46.3     2.3     48.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                4.7    -2.7        1
DAYS MAX <= 32    39               51.7   -12.7       36
DAYS MIN <= 32   128              143.8   -15.8      141
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                7.1    -7.1        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       71.90   2005
TOTALS         49.89              50.14   -0.25    59.95
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.14    0.00     0.16
DAYS >= .01      128              139.8   -11.8      145
DAYS >= .10       82               84.4    -2.4       93
DAYS >= .50       28               33.2    -5.2       38
DAYS >= 1.00      12               13.1    -1.1       17
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.17   3/10                         3.74

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         125.2   2008
TOTALS          66.9               84.0   -17.1     77.1
SINCE 7/1        9.9               22.1   -12.2      4.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE     53               35.0               54
DAYS >= 1.0       16               19.9    -3.9       18
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       17   04/05                          25
 24 HR TOTAL    18.0   04/03 TO 04/04               16.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6405               7163    -758     6420
 SINCE 7/1      2374               2613    -239     2294
COOLING TOTAL    503                396     107      429

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/29/2000
 LATEST       05/11/2010
EARLIEST                        10/27
LATEST                          04/27
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-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 48.6 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 2.3
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE
WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2010 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
48.9 DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 45.1 DEGREES IN 1997.

A TOTAL OF 49.89 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 0.25 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2001 WHEN 34.77
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE WETTEST WAS 71.90 INCHES IN 2005.

A TOTAL OF 66.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL, WHICH WAS 17.1 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE LEAST SNOWY YEAR ON RECORD WAS IN 2006 WHEN ONLY 34.0
INCHES FELL. THE MOST SNOW OCCURRED IN 2008 WHEN 125.3 INCHES FELL.

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