Will this Winter mirror last year? It won't bother me one bit if it does. Last Winter started typical enough, and so far Bangor has been on the same path. As with last Winter, we have started out a little above average on snowfall. Last year, 14 inches of snow fell January 18-20th, and that was the end of the heavy stuff. A record rainfall of 1.71" and 51 degrees melted most of the snow on January 25. Winter was effectively over after that. A few stray inches of snow fell in late January, followed by a short cold snap the first week of February. Then the anomolies started. From February 8 to March 25, Bangor had 46 consecutive days of above average temps. 29 of those days were double digits above average. February was the warmest on record for Bangor, and the 3rd least snowiest at 2.2". March was the 2nd warmest on record, and tied for the least snowiest at 0.9". The golf course had never opened in March before. Last year they opened on the last official day of Winter. Yes I would gladly take a repeat of last Winter...
=================================================================================================== 2010 Precip.--
JAN: 3.47" Average: 3.34" Snow: 30.2" Average: 18.7"
FEB: 2.19" Average: 2.54" Snow: 2.2" Average: 15.1"
MAR: 4.68" Average: 3.44" Snow: 0.9" Average: 11.2"
APR: 2.24" Average: 3.32" Snow: 0.0" Average: 4.5"
MAY: 1.73" Average: 3.40"
JUN: 4.38" Average: 3.41"
JUL: 2.15" Average: 3.24"
AUG: 1.91" Average: 2.99"
SEP: 5.73" Average: 3.39"
OCT: 5.83" Average: 3.48" Snow: 0.0" Average: 0.1"
NOV: 4.75" Average: 3.69" Snow: 2.0" Average: 3.3"
DEC: 5.47" Average: 3.33" Snow: 19.7" Average: 14.1"
YTD: 44.51" Average: 39.57"
Temperature departure from average mean--
JAN: 5.54 Degrees above average (+172)
FEB: 11.25 Degrees above average(+315)
MAR: 7.97 Degrees above average (+247)
APR: 5.83 Degrees above average (+175)
MAY: 3.80 Degrees above average (+118)
JUN: 0.10 Degrees below average (-3)
JUL: 3.58 Degrees above average (+111)
AUG: 1.74 Degrees above average (+54)
SEP: 4.00 Degrees above average (+120)
OCT: 0.70 Degrees above average (+23)
NOV: 1.60 Degrees above average (+48)
DEC: 2.45 Degrees above average (+76)
YTD: 3.99 Degrees above average(+1456)
The 12 Seasons of Maine--
Dead of Winter (High temp below 30)
Average from 12-29 thru 2-09
17 Days between January 2-February 7; 11 Days December 6-10,15,16,18,25,26,28
Late Winter (High temp. 30-39)
Average from 2-10 thru 3-14
31 Days between January 1-March 27
Early Spring (High temp. 40-49)
Average from 3-15 thru 4-08
33 Days between January 16-May 10
Mid Spring (High temp. 50-59)
Average from 4-09 thru 5-01
27 Days between January 25-June 3
Late Spring (High temp. 60-69)
Average from 5-02 thru 5-27
32 Days between March 16-June 28
Early Summer (High temp. 70-79)
Average from 5-28 thru 7-10
31 days between April 3-July 10
Mid Summer (High temp. 80+)
Average from 7-11 thru 8-09
61 days between May 3-September 29
Late Summer (High temp. 70-79)
Average from 8-10 thru 9-14
26 days between July 11-October 1
Early Fall (High temp. 60-69)
Average from 9-15 thru 10-11
1 day August 16,then 30 days between September 10-November 13
Mid Fall (High temp. 50-59)
Average from 10-12 thru 11-04
1 Day September 26, then 22 days between October 7-December 13
Late Fall (High temp. 40-49)
Average from 11-05 thru 11-28
23 Days between October 22-December 31
Early Winter (High temp. 30-39)
Average from 11-29 thru 12-28
1 Day October 31, then 18 days between November 19-December 30
WINTER: (High temp below 40)
78 Days between January 1-March 27; October 31-December 30
SPRING: (High temp 40-69; January 1-June 30)
92 Days between January 16-June 28
SUMMER: (High temp 70+)
118 Days between April 3-October 1
FALL: (High temp 40-69; July 1-December 31)
77 Days between August 16-December 31
HIGH TEMPS--
90's: 11 Days May 25, June 18, July 5,6,15, August 29-September 3
80's: 50
70's: 57...At least 70+ every day between June 29-August 15
60's: 63...At least 60+ every day between June 4-September 25
50's: 50...At least 50+ every day between May 11-October 21
40's: 56...At least 40+ every day between March 28-October 30
30's: 50
20's: 25
10's: 3
LOW TEMPS--
Minus Ones: 2
Ones: 24
10's: 24
20's: 56
30's: 82
40's: 64
50's: 71
60's: 40
70's: 2
It looks like Mother Nature painted the North sides of all my trees...
I wonder why it is that Mother Nature's wind would clear a spot under the bird feeder, while blowing a 4 to 6 foot drift along the West side of my house, effectively burying my 3 steps down off the back deck...or could it be that I placed the bird feeder in a spot that has been clear of snow several times in past Winters?
On the day after the blizzard, I managed to break through the drift so that I can use the steps off my back deck. Since then, I have chopped the drift into blocks and made a "snow wall" out from each side of the bottom of the steps to hold my artificial turf in place
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75 °F
Scattered Clouds
Humidity: 53%
Dew Point: 57 °F
Wind: 9 mph from the South
Pressure: 30.09 in (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 7 out of 16
Pollen: 5.70 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds: Scattered Clouds 5500 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 82 ft
Today is like THE perfect Summer day making you think wow how nice is it to be alive!
83 °F
Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 41%
Dew Point: 57 °F
Wind: 8 mph from the WNW
Pressure: 29.99 in (Rising)
Heat Index: 82 °F
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Pollen: 8.10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:
Few 20000 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 190 ft
Great Summer temp. but not for late August & at 9pm at night. I knew we should have purchased an A/C.
We never really worry much about hurricanes up here. Looking forward to the rain though.
It's raining, like any other rainy day. Not even raining hard.
Enjoy those temps. It's so hot and humid here even the cicadas are complaining - loudly. But the slant of the sunlight is different, and I can't see the sunset from my desk window any longer. It won't be long ;-)
I second that...still in the 90's here with a heat indexs close to over 100. Will gloat again when you are in the 30's and I am in the 70's...lol
Getting a good slug of rain at the moment (7:48pm) and a cool 56.2º with a light southeast wind.
I swear - this country is so big and so diverse there's no telling what treasures are tucked away in one area or another. I couldn't help but think of a favorite from closer to home - Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegon. Regional dialects, humor and food - what could be better?
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