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CXUS51 KCAR 020017
CLMBGR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
654 PM EST WED FEB 01 2023
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..THE BANGOR ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1925 TO 2023
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 10/07/5881
LOW -29 10/07/5881
HIGHEST 52 01/13 MM MM 45 01/17
LOWEST -2 01/22 MM MM -17 01/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 35.3 28.1 7.2 25.2
AVG. MINIMUM 19.5 9.0 10.5 3.8
MEAN 27.4 18.5 8.9 14.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 19.8 -6.8 23
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 30.1 -2.1 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 9.0 -8.0 12
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.64 1979
MINIMUM 0.52 1985
TOTALS 5.82 2.65
DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.10 0.09 0.10
DAYS >= .01 18 11.2 6.8 10
DAYS >= .10 11 6.5 4.5 6
DAYS >= .50 4 2.0 2.0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.49 01/16 TO 01/16 1.20 01/29 TO 01/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 48.4 1966
TOTALS 29.3 18.6 10.7 28.1
SINCE 7/1 40.6 38.2 2.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 5 4
DAYS >= 1.0 8 4.8 3.2 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 19* 01/24 14 01/30
01/31
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1158 1440 -282 1556
SINCE 7/1 3508 4230 -722 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/180 DATE 01/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/160 DATE 01/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.75
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 20
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 22 SLEET 6
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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 2023 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN MAINE
JANUARY 2023 WAS MUCH WARMER THAN AVERAGE WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AND ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL.
THE REGION AS A WHOLE AVERAGED ABOUT 7.0 TO 9.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE
1991-2020 CLIMATE NORMALS. IT RANKED AS THE 4TH WARMEST JANUARY ON
RECORD AT CARIBOU, AND THE 2ND WARMEST AT HOULTON, MILLINOCKET, AND
BANGOR.
THE MONTH WAS CHARACTERIZED BY LONG STRETCHES OF ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND ONLY BRIEF PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES. IN FACT, FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH ONLY 6 DAYS HAD BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AT CARIBOU, AND ONLY 4 DAYS HAD BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AT BANGOR.
BANGOR ONLY HAD JUST ONE NIGHT THE ENTIRE MONTH WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO, AND THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 2 BELOW. ON
AVERAGE, BANGOR OBSERVES 8 NIGHTS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO
IN JANUARY. AT CARIBOU, THERE WERE ONLY 4 NIGHTS WITH A LOW BELOW
ZERO; AND TYPICALLY THERE IS AN AVERAGE OF 15 NIGHTS WITH SUB-ZERO
LOWS.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH RANGED FROM 150 TO 200 PERCENT OF
AVERAGE ACROSS REGION. A TOTAL OF 5.33 INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED
SNOW AND SLEET) WAS OBSERVED AT CARIBOU. THIS WAS THE 3RD HIGHEST
TOTAL ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY AT CARIBOU. A TOTAL OF 5.82
INCHES OF RAIN (AND MELTED SNOW AND SLEET) WAS OBSERVED AT BANGOR,
WHICH WAS THE 4TH HIGHEST TOTAL ON RECORD.
A TOTAL OF 38 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WAS OBSERVED AT CARIBOU,
WHICH RANKED AS THE 8TH GREATEST TOTAL FOR JANUARY ON RECORD. AT
BANGOR, A TOTAL OF 29.3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WAS OBSERVED, WHICH
TIED WITH 1960 FOR THE 14TH GREATEST JANUARY TOTAL ON RECORD.
SNOW DEPTH INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE MONTH WITH SEVERAL
WINTER STORMS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STORM ACROSS THE NORTH WAS ON
THE 12TH INTO THE 13TH WHERE SOME LOCATIONS IN THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY
PICKED UP OVER 20 INCHES OF SNOW. ANOTHER STORM ON THE 26TH PRODUCED
OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN MANY AREAS NORTH OF CARIBOU. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN BANGOR AND ACROSS THE DOWNEAST REGION
OCCURRED ON THE 22ND INTO THE 23RD AND LOCALLY PRODUCED TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF A FOOT. A STORM ON THE 16TH PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT SLEET
ACROSS THE REGION WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER SNOWFALLS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH. BY
THE END OF THE MONTH THE SNOW DEPTH RANGED FROM 2 TO 3 FEET ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS WITH LOCALLY AROUND 4 FEET ACROSS THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN, AND FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COAST.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER'S OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
2023 INDICATES NO STRONG CLIMATE SIGNALS THAT POINT TOWARD ABOVE OR
BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THERE ARE ALSO NO CLIMATE SIGNALS THAT
WOULD TILT THE ODDS TOWARD EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW AVERAGE
PRECIPITATION. NORMAL FEBRUARY TEMPS FOR THE 1991-2020 PERIOD
INDICATE THAT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE DURING THE MONTH.
AT THE START OF THE MONTH THE AVERAGE HIGHS ARE NEAR 20F ACROSS THE
FAR NORTH AND RISE TO THE UPPER 20S BY THE END OF THE MONTH. AVERAGE
LOWS RISE FROM NEAR ZERO TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE. DOWNEAST, THE AVERAGE
HIGHS RISE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE MID 30S, AND AVERAGE LOWS RISE
FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS. THERE IS ON AVERAGE, 17.5
INCHES OF SNOW AT BANGOR, AND 25.3 INCHES AT CARIBOU. A LITTLE OVER
AN HOUR OF DAYLIGHT IS GAINED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
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