982  
CXUS51 KGYX 021639  
CLMPWM  
 
PWMCLMPWM 000  
TTAA00 GYX 021612  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
1212 PM EDT WED APR 02 2025  
   
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..THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2025 (FOR TEMPERATURE)  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025 (FOR PRECIPITATION)  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1882 TO 2025 (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 03/31/1998  
LOW -21 03/04/1950  
HIGHEST 57 03/17 62 -5 55 03/03  
03/17  
LOWEST 2 03/03 6 -4 13 03/01  
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.3 42.3 2.0 44.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 27.3 26.0 1.3 31.1  
MEAN 35.8 34.1 1.7 37.9  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 4.0 -2.0 1  
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 24.5 -0.5 18  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 11.24 2010  
MINIMUM 0.09 1915  
TOTALS 4.40 4.08 0.32 11.00  
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.13 0.01 0.35  
DAYS >= .01 11 11.3 -0.3 16  
DAYS >= .10 8 7.0 1.0 13  
DAYS >= .50 4 2.9 1.1 6  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 5  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.22 03/05 TO 03/06  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 49.0 1993  
TOTALS 4.4 13.6 -9.2 5.7  
SINCE 7/1 53.0 65.9 -12.9 30.0  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2  
DAYS >= TRACE 5 5.1 -0.1  
DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.8 -1.8  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 12 03/01  
24 HR TOTAL 3.5 03/29  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 899 956 -57 829  
SINCE 7/1 5674 5767 -93 5162  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/300 DATE 03/07  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/300 DATE 03/07  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 3  
RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 11  
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1  
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2  
LIGHT SNOW 4 FOG 15  
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 1  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
   
..THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN MARCH 2025  
 
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS  
MAR 16 40 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE - 39 IN 2016  
MAR 17 39 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE - 39 IN 1973 (TIED)  
 
 
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