Snowfall Deficit Nearly Made up at Caribou

The Snowfall Deficit Recovers at Caribou

The snowfall deficit this January has nearly been made up late this month.  Through January 24^th it had been the least snowy start to the month of January since 1993. Two back-to-back storms produced 13 inches of snow at Caribou.  The first storm on the 25^th into the 26^th produced 7 inches of snow, and the second storm on the 27^th produced 6 inches of snow.  The total snowfall this month now stands at 17.2 inches, which is only 4.8 inches below normal. 

At Bangor, a total of 8.7 inches of snow has been observed so far this month, which is 8.1 inches below normal.  For the 2013-2014 snow season, snowfall is still above normal due to a snowy December. So far this snow season a total of 38 inches of snow has been observed, which is 4.4 inches above normal.

After one of the coldest starts to January on record, temperatures moderated significantly on the 5^th, and averaged more than 20 degrees above normal at times from the 11^th through the 19^th.   Temperatures have mostly been below normal since the 20^th. At Caribou, the average temperature so far this month as of the 27^th is 12.8 degrees, and is now 2.6 degrees above normal. At Bangor, the average temperature of 19 degrees is 2.1 degrees above normal.