CXUS51 KGYX 021539 CLSPWM PWMCLSPWM 000 TTAA00 GYX 012141 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1040 AM EST SAT MAR 02 2024 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 71 12/06/2001 12/07/1998 LOW -39 02/16/1943 HIGHEST 59 12/18 59 0 57 02/16 LOWEST 6 01/22 -10 16 -14 02/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 38.5 35.2 3.3 38.1 AVG. MINIMUM 23.6 18.4 5.2 22.2 MEAN 31.0 26.8 4.2 30.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 21 35.3 -14.3 24 DAYS MIN <= 32 76 82.1 -6.1 81 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 6.3 -6.3 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 20.49 1935 MINIMUM 4.12 1872 TOTALS 15.26 11.54 3.72 13.44 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.13 0.04 0.15 DAYS >= .01 26 33.7 -7.7 41 DAYS >= .10 20 21.2 -1.2 22 DAYS >= .50 10 7.9 2.1 10 DAYS >= 1.00 5 3.0 2.0 6 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.69 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 107.6 1971 TOTALS 24.1 49.8 -25.7 42.5 SINCE 7/1 24.3 52.3 -28.0 42.5 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 24 20.6 3.4 38 DAYS >= 1.0 5 12.1 -7.1 9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 01/08 24 HR TOTAL 12.8 01/07 TO 01/07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3064 3433 -369 3101 SINCE 7/1 4333 4880 -547 4337 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/150 DATE 12/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/130 DATE 01/10 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5 LIGHT SNOW 21 FOG 39 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE WINTER SEASON WAS 31.0 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 4.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND IS THE 3RD WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD. THE WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 2001-2002 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 31.3 DEGREES. THE COOLEST WAS 17.8 DEGREES IN 1970-1971. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE WARMEST WINTERS ON RECORD AT PORTLAND. WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINTER (SINCE 1941)... RANK TEMP YEAR 1 31.3 2001-2002 2 31.2 2015-2016 3 31.0 2023-2024 <=== 4 30.2 2022-2023 30.2 2011-2012 6 30.1 2019-2020 7 29.3 1997-1998 8 28.9 2016-2017 28.9 1990-1991 10 28.8 1996-1997 A TOTAL OF 15.26 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION FELL, WHICH WAS 3.72 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE DRIEST WINTER ON RECORD WAS IN 1871-1872 WHEN ONLY 4.12 INCHES FELL. THE WETTEST WAS 20.49 INCHES IN 1934-1935. A TOTAL OF 24.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED THIS WINTER, WHICH WAS 25.7 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST WINTER WAS 107.6 INCHES IN 1970-1971. THE LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER WAS 1936-1937 WHEN ONLY 9.5 INCHES FELL. $$ SB/HAT