Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

                        
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1053 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX REPORTS...

Location                     Heat Idx. Time/Date       Provider

...Maine...

...Aroostook County...
Linneus                       99 F     0300 PM 07/02   CWOP
Woodland                      99 F     0304 PM 07/02   CWOP
2 NE Caribou                  98 F     1200 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 E Houlton                   97 F     0453 PM 07/02   ASOS
Presque Isle Airport          96 F     0356 PM 07/02   AWOS
Mapleton                      95 F     0415 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Caribou                       95 F     0154 PM 07/02   ASOS
Easton                        94 F     0355 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Uscrn Site At Aroostook Nwr   93 F     0115 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
Clayton Lake                  91 F     1220 PM 07/02   AWOS
Frenchville Airport           89 F     0153 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Hancock County...
Brooksville - 3.5 ESE        104 F     0345 PM 07/02   CWOP
Acadia National Park         103 F     0158 PM 07/02   RAWS
Castine                      103 F     0615 PM 07/02   CWOP
Bar Harbor Airport           103 F     0256 PM 07/02   AWOS
Southwest Hbr.-Seawall       101 F     0100 PM 07/02   CWOP

...Penobscot County...
Bangor                       100 F     0515 PM 07/02   DAVIS
Millinocket                  100 F     0125 PM 07/02   CWOP
Bangor International Airport 100 F     0253 PM 07/02   ASOS
Uscrn Site Near Old Town 2w  100 F     0235 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
Millinocket                   98 F     0153 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Piscataquis County...
WELLINGTON                   102 F     0322 PM 07/02   CWOP
1.0 NE Brownville Junction   102 F     0245 PM 07/02   MESOWEST
LAKE VIEW PLANTATION          95 F     0145 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 E Greenville                90 F     1243 PM 07/02   AWOS
Greenville                    90 F     1256 PM 07/02   ASOS

...Somerset County...
Turner Brook                  92 F     0359 PM 07/02   RAWS

...Washington County...
Moosehorn                    103 F     0319 PM 07/02   RAWS
EAST MACHIAS                 101 F     0305 PM 07/02   CWOP
1 SW Machias                  99 F     0639 PM 07/02   AWOS
1 SSE Princeton               99 F     0239 PM 07/02   AWOS
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Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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