Meteorological Winter of 2013-2014 at Bangor and Caribou

...A COLD AND SNOWY METEOROLOGICAL WINTER AT BANGOR AND CARIBOU...

THE METEOROLOGICAL WINTER IS THE 3-MONTH PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1ST

THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY.

DURING THE WINTER OF 2013-14 THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT CARIBOU

WAS 12.6 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 1.4 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE (1981-2010

AVERAGES). IT WAS THE COLDEST WINTER AT CARIBOU SINCE THE WINTER OF

2008-09.

SNOWFALL DURING THIS 3-MONTH PERIOD WAS 89.3 INCHES...WHICH WAS

18.6 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE SNOWIEST METEOROLOGICAL

WINTER SINCE 2007-08.

AT BANGOR...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DURING THE 3-MONTH PERIOD OF

18.5 DEGREES WAS 2.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE COLDEST

METEOROLOGICAL WINTER SINCE 2008-09.

SNOWFALL DURING THIS 3-MONTH PERIOD WAS 62.5 INCHES...WHICH WAS

23.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE SNOWIEST METEOROLOGICAL

WINTER SINCE 2010-11.

A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE WINTER ACROSS NORTHERN AND

EASTERN MAINE WILL BE RELEASED BY THE MIDDLE OF MARCH AND WILL BE

ISSUED AS A MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY (CLM) AND POSTED ON OUR WEB

PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CAR

Images courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center