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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
915 AM EST THU FEB 05 2026
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..THE BANGOR ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1925 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 63 01/14/1932
LOW -29 01/22/2005
HIGHEST 46 01/14 MM MM 41 01/19
LOWEST -18 01/28 MM MM -16 01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 25.5 28.1 -2.6 28.0
AVG. MINIMUM 8.2 9.0 -0.8 8.6
MEAN 16.9 18.5 -1.6 18.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 21 19.8 1.2 21
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 30.1 -1.1 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 9.0 1.0 8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.64 1979
MINIMUM 0.52 1985
TOTALS 1.75 -1.42
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.10 -0.04 0.05
DAYS >= .01 16 11.2 4.8 MM
DAYS >= .10 8 6.5 1.5 MM
DAYS >= .50 0 2.0 -2.0 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 01/26 TO 01/26 0.88 01/01 TO 01/02
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 48.4 1966
TOTALS 27.5 18.6 8.9 12.4
SINCE 7/1 47.9 38.2 9.7 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 6 2
DAYS >= 1.0 8 4.8 3.2 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 18 01/29 7 01/22
01/30
01/31
01/23
01/24
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1485 1440 45 1344
SINCE 7/1 4364 4230 134 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/320 DATE 01/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/300 DATE 01/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 6
LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 1
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
* INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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..JANUARY 2026 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN MAINE
JANUARY TRENDS:
CARIBOU:
* SNOWFALL WAS 0.5 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE
* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
* AROUND NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
* PRECIPITATION WAS 0.6 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
BANGOR:
* SNOWFALL WAS 8.9 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE
* 10TH SNOWIEST JANUARY IN BANGOR!
* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 2.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 1.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* PRECIPITATION WAS 1.42 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
MILLINOCKET:
* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 2.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 2.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
* PRECIPITATION WAS 1.39 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
HOULTON:
* MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 1.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
* MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 3.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
* AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 1 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL
* PRECIPITATION WAS 1.53 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
WEATHER EVENTS:
* MULTIPLE SNOW STORMS IN THE REGION DURING JANUARY. NWS CARIBOU
ISSUED 2 WINTER STORM WARNINGS: ONE ON JANUARY 11TH (NORTHERN
AROOSTOOK, PISCATAQUIS, AND SOMERSET COUNTIES) AND ONE JANUARY
25TH - 27TH (CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND DOWNEAST REGIONS). THE JANUARY
25TH-287TH STORM WAS A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT FOR THE DOWNEAST
REGION, WITH SOME AREAS SEEING OVER A FOOT AND A HALF IN
ACCUMULATIONS. HIGHEST SNOW TOTAL FOR THIS EVENT WAS IN WASHINGTON
COUNTY, OF AROUND 21 INCHES. THIS EVENT BROKE A DAILY SNOWFALL
RECORD FOR BANGOR ON JANUARY 26TH, RECEIVING AROUND 11.7 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.
* 7 COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED IN JANUARY.
* THERE WAS 1 EXTREME COLD WARNING ON JANUARY 24TH. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE ON THIS DAY WAS IN FAR NORTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY, AT -
44F. CARIBOU RECORDED A DAYTIME HIGH OF -2F, WHICH IS THE SECOND
LOWEST DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE FOR THE TOWN, JUST BEHIND THE 1961
DAILY MAX OF -3. JANUARY 24TH WAS ALSO THE SECOND COLDEST DAYTIME
HIGH FOR MILLINOCKET AND HOULTON, AT 2 DEGREES AND 1 DEGREE,
RESPECTIVELY. THIS WAS THE THIRD COLDEST DAYTIME HIGH FOR BANGOR,
AT 8 DEGREES.
* THE CONSISTENT SNOWPACK AND SNOWFALL IN THE NORTH AND DOWNEAST HAS
HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON WINTER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
GENERALLY, BY THE END OF THE MONTH, MOST TRAILS FOR WINTER
RECREATION ARE OPEN AND PASSABLE.
CLIMATE OUTLOOK:
* TEMPERATURES: FOR FEBRUARY, CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) IS
FORECASTING NO STRONG SIGNALS FOR ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES IN EASTERN MAINE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
AND DOWNEAST MAINE SHOW A SIGNAL FOR POTENTIALLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. FOR THE SEASON AHEAD, NO STRONG SIGNAL FOR
TEMPERATURES TO BE ANOMALOUSLY ABOVE OR BELOW NORMAL.
* PRECIPITATION: NO STRONG SIGNAL FOR ABOVE OR BELOW PRECIPITATION
IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE, FOR THE MONTH OR SEASON AHEAD.
* ENSO: LA NINA WILL PERSIST, AND TRANSITION OVER TO ENSO-NEUTRAL IN
THE COMING MONTH OR SO. ENSO NEUTRAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL
SPRING 2026.
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