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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1217 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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..THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2026 (FOR TEMPERATURE)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 (FOR PRECIPITATION)
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1882 TO 2026 (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 92 08/09 90 2 92 08/12
LOWEST 53 08/31 47 6 46 08/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.7 78.7 1.0 78.9
AVG. MINIMUM 61.2 59.7 1.5 56.3
MEAN 70.5 69.2 1.3 67.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 1.3 0.7 2
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 2.71 3.57 -0.86 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.12 -0.03 0.02
DAYS >= .01 7 9.4 -2.4 5
DAYS >= .10 3 5.2 -2.2 2
DAYS >= .50 2 1.9 0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.37 08/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL T 08/13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2 16 -14 29
SINCE 7/1 6 21 -15 31
COOLING TOTAL 179 146 33 115
SINCE 1/1 494 401 93 406
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/350 DATE 08/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/350 DATE 08/13
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 HEAVY RAIN 2
RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 11
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 FOG 10
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0
- 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 AUGUST 2026
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
AUG 17 5 - SMALLEST TEMPERATURE RANGE - 6 IN 2019
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