Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
828 AM EDT SAT NOV 02 2024
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2024 (FOR TEMPERATURE)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024 (FOR PRECIPITATION)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1882 TO 2024 (FOR SNOWFALL)
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 88 10/07/1963
LOW 15 10/28/1976
HIGHEST 78 10/21 75 3 81 10/03
LOWEST 24 10/29 26 -2 31 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 59.5 2.0 62.8
AVG. MINIMUM 39.9 41.0 -1.1 46.2
MEAN 50.7 50.3 0.4 54.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 6.3 -2.3 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.86 1996
MINIMUM 0.09 1924
TOTALS 1.68 5.25 -3.57 2.93
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.17 -0.12 0.09
DAYS >= .01 6 10.9 -4.9 10
DAYS >= .10 4 6.8 -2.8 6
DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.4 -1.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.87 10/13 TO 10/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 5.2 2011
TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 432 459 -27 318
SINCE 7/1 550 632 -82 437
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 1
SINCE 1/1 517 446 71 423
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/300 DATE 10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/310 DATE 10/12
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 HEAVY RAIN 2
RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 FOG 11
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN OCTOBER 2024...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
OCT 21 78 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE - 75 IN 1979
OCT 21 35 - GREATEST TEMPERATURE RANGE - 34 IN 1956 AND 1945
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