Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
537 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2026
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 88 03/31/1998
LOW -21 03/04/1950
HIGHEST 69 03/30 62 7 57 03/17
LOWEST 4 03/02 6 -2 2 03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.1 42.3 1.8 44.3
AVG. MINIMUM 26.0 26.0 0.0 27.3
MEAN 35.1 34.1 1.0 35.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 4.0 -1.0 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 23 24.5 -1.5 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.4 -0.4 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.24 2010
MINIMUM 0.09 1915
TOTALS 4.22 4.08 0.14 4.40
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.13 0.01 0.14
DAYS >= .01 14 11.3 2.7 11
DAYS >= .10 8 7.0 1.0 8
DAYS >= .50 3 2.9 0.1 4
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.53 03/16
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 49.0 1993
TOTALS 10.9 13.6 -2.7 4.4
SINCE 7/1 63.2 65.9 -2.7 53.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4
DAYS >= TRACE 11 5.1 5.9
DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.8 1.2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 16 03/04
24 HR TOTAL 5.4 03/03 TO 03/04
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 918 956 -38 899
SINCE 7/1 6009 5767 242 5674
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/290 DATE 03/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/200 DATE 03/17
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.63
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 2
RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 10
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 9 FOG 16
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN MARCH 2026...
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
MAR 10 67 - WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE - 67 IN 2016
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