Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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CXUS51 KCAR 040009
CLMCAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
437 PM EST SAT FEB 01 2025
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...THE CARIBOU ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 53 01/31/2013
01/15/1995
12/17/2298722
LOW -37 01/16/2009
HIGHEST 39 01/01 MM MM 41 01/10
LOWEST -16 01/22 MM MM -12 01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 22.7 20.8 1.9 25.5
AVG. MINIMUM 7.0 2.6 4.4 7.7
MEAN 14.8 11.7 3.1 16.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 26 25.7 0.3 25
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.4 0.6 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 15.0 -5.0 6
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.60 1995
MINIMUM 0.12 1944
TOTALS 1.69 -1.26
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.10 -0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 19 14.0 5.0 9
DAYS >= .10 4 6.6 -2.6 5
DAYS >= .50 0 1.9 -1.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.64 01/01 TO 01/02 0.72 01/10 TO 01/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 44.5 1994
TOTALS 17.2 25.0 -7.8 27.5
SINCE 7/1 40.3 62.4 -22.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 6
DAYS >= 1.0 8 6.7 1.3 7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 01/27 12 01/17
01/30
01/31
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1549 1652 -103 1493
SINCE 7/1 4436 5035 -599 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/300 DATE 01/26
23/200 01/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/320 DATE 01/09
37/290 01/26
37/190 01/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.72
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
* INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...JANUARY 2025 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN MAINE...
JANUARY 2025 FEATURED NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES,
BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION, BELOW AVERAGE SNOWFALL, AND WELL
BELOW AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 DEGREES
(F) ABOVE THE 1991-2020 NORMALS, EXCEPT RIGHT ALONG THE COAST
WHERE TEMPERATURES WERE VERY CLOSE TO AVERAGE. PRECIPITATION
RANGED FROM 40 TO 80 PERCENT OF NORMAL. NO LONG TERM CLIMATE SITE
FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 EXTREMES FOR TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, OR
SNOWFALL. IT WAS THE COLDEST JANUARY AT ALL CLIMATE SITES SINCE
JANUARY 2022.
THE MONTH FEATURED SHORT PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
WITH LONGER PERIODS OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THERE WERE A
TOTAL OF 9 NIGHTS WITH A LOW BELOW ZERO IN CARIBOU WHICH WAS BELOW
THE LONG TERM AVERAGE OF 16. IN BANGOR, THERE WERE 8 NIGHTS WITH
A LOW BELOW ZERO, WHICH WAS ALSO BELOW THE LONG TERM AVERAGE OF 10
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
SNOWFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE WITH A TOTAL OF 17.2 INCHES IN CARIBOU,
WHICH WAS 7.8" BELOW AVERAGE. IT WAS THE LEAST SNOWY JANUARY IN
CARIBOU SINCE 2021. IN BANGOR A TOTAL OF 12.4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS
OBSERVED, WHICH WAS 6.2 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE, WHICH WAS ALSO THE
LEAST SNOWY JANUARY SINCE 2021.
THE MONTH BEGAN WITH NO SNOW ON THE GROUND IN CARIBOU, WHICH IS
VERY UNUSUAL, AND HAD ONLY OCCURRED IN 1983, 2002, AND 2004,
SINCE WEATHER RECORD BEGAN. THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH FOR THE ENTIRE
MONTH WAS ONLY 5 INCHES, WHICH IS ALSO UNUSUALLY LOW. IN FACT,
THIS IS A RECORD FOR THE LOWEST MAXIMUM SNOW DEPTH IN THE MONTH OF
JANUARY WITH THE OLD RECORD OF 6 INCHES IN 1992. THE AVERAGE SNOW
DEPTH FOR THE MONTH OF 3.7 INCHES WAS THE 3RD LOWEST ON RECORD
BEHIND ONLY 1962 AND 1992. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THE SNOW DEPTH
AROUND THE REGION RANGED FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES, EXCEPT FOR 12 TO 18
INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM ROUTE 11 WEST TO THE
QUEBEC BORDER.
THERE WERE NO MAJOR SNOWSTORMS DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH A
LOT OF SMALL EVENTS. THE TWO LARGEST EVENTS OCCURRED ON JANUARY
1ST-3RD WHEN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN PARTS OF THE
NORTH WOODS, WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW ELSEWHERE. THE LARGEST
EVENT DOWNEAST WAS ON THE 19TH INTO THE 20TH WHEN 6 TO 10 INCHES
OF SNOW FELL ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE
GREATER BANGOR REGION. VERY LITTLE SNOW FELL WITH THIS EVENT NORTH
OF MILLINOCKET. THE LACK OF SNOW DID HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON
OUTDOOR WINTER RECREATION ACROSS THE REGION.
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER`S (CPC) OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY 2025
INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO STRONG CLIMATE SIGNALS THAT POINT
TOWARD IT BEING UNUSUALLY WARM OR COLD. THERE IS A SLIGHT SIGNAL
THAT POINTS TOWARD ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION, MAINLY ACROSS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO
SLOWLY RISE DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, MOST SO DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IN FEBRUARY IS 17.5
INCHES IN BANGOR, AND 25.3 IN CARIBOU. IN MANY YEARS, THE DEEPEST
SNOWPACK IS OBSERVED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF FEBRUARY. FEBRUARY
IS TYPICAL THE DRIEST MONTH OF THE YEAR ACROSS NORTHERN AND
EASTERN MAINE WITH LIQUID PRECIPITATION (COMBINATION OF RAIN AND
MELTED SNOW) OF 2.25 TO 2.75 INCHES. A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR OF
DAYLIGHT IS GAINED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
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