CXUS51 KGYX 021356 CLMPWM PWMCLMPWM 000 TTAA00 GYX 021228 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 828 AM EDT SAT NOV 02 2024 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 TO 2024 (FOR TEMPERATURE) CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024 (FOR PRECIPITATION) CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1882 TO 2024 (FOR SNOWFALL) WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 10/07/1963 LOW 15 10/28/1976 HIGHEST 78 10/21 75 3 81 10/03 LOWEST 24 10/29 26 -2 31 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 59.5 2.0 62.8 AVG. MINIMUM 39.9 41.0 -1.1 46.2 MEAN 50.7 50.3 0.4 54.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 6.3 -2.3 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.86 1996 MINIMUM 0.09 1924 TOTALS 1.68 5.25 -3.57 2.93 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.17 -0.12 0.09 DAYS >= .01 6 10.9 -4.9 10 DAYS >= .10 4 6.8 -2.8 6 DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.4 -1.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.87 10/13 TO 10/14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 5.2 2011 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 432 459 -27 318 SINCE 7/1 550 632 -82 437 COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 1 SINCE 1/1 517 446 71 423 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/300 DATE 10/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/310 DATE 10/12 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 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 OCTOBER 2024... DATE RECORD PREVIOUS OCT 21 78 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE - 75 IN 1979 OCT 21 35 - GREATEST TEMPERATURE RANGE - 34 IN 1956 AND 1945 $$