Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
806 PM EDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2024
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 103 08/02/1975
LOW 33 08/31/1965
HIGHEST 89 08/01 90 -1 84 08/21
LOWEST 49 08/30 47 2 50 08/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 76.7 78.7 -2.0 75.5
AVG. MINIMUM 59.7 59.7 -0.0 59.2
MEAN 68.2 69.2 -1.0 67.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.3 -1.3 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.22 1991
MINIMUM 0.27 1947
TOTALS 3.95 3.57 0.38 5.80
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.12 0.01 0.19
DAYS >= .01 15 9.4 5.6 15
DAYS >= .10 11 5.2 5.8 9
DAYS >= .50 3 1.9 1.1 6
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.32 08/03
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 18 16 2 17
SINCE 7/1 18 21 -3 19
COOLING TOTAL 123 146 -23 95
SINCE 1/1 496 401 95 342
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 22/200 DATE 08/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 33/200 DATE 08/09
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 80
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 HEAVY RAIN 4
RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 17
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 FOG 18
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 2
- 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 AUGUST 2024...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
AUG 3 70 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE - 70 IN 2020 AND OTHERS (TIED)
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