Central Interior Cumberland storm history

Strong southeast wind gusts began the morning of the 18th. While wind gusts remained strong throughout the day, the damaging gusts occurred in several waves during the morning, again at midday, and once more in the evening. The NWS Gray office recorded a peak gust of 58 mph at 10…

Snow overspread the area on the evening of the 23rd as a warm front approached northern New England. In the late evening stronger lift arrived and snow became moderate to heavy at times through the morning of the 24th. This was especially true in eastern parts of Cumberland Count…

Snow overspread southwestern Maine on the morning of the 2nd. A nearly stationary band of snow set up just north of the area through the afternoon, but light to moderate snow continued through the afternoon and evening. Snow tapered off late in the evening on the 2nd. Snowfall to…

Cumberland County averaged 1.95 inches of precipitation in December, approximately 2.4 inches below normal, the 2nd driest such period on record. MEMA reported that Cumberland remained a top-three county for dry well submissions. The USDM on December 30th had 55% of the county in…

Cumberland County averaged 2.38 inches of precipitation in November, approximately 2 inches below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew over inches, making it the 3rd driest stretch between July through November on record. By mid-to-late November, 100% of th…

Cumberland County averaged 3 inches of precipitation in September, approximately an inch below normal. The rainfall deficits carried over from summer grew near 5 inches, making it the 6th driest stretch between July through September on record. The USDM on September 30th had 91% …

Light snow overspread the area in the evening on the 15th. This continued into the morning of the 16th when an area of strong warm air advection resulted in a laterally translating band of moderate to heavy snow. This swept through the region by the afternoon of the 16th. Periods…

Snow overspread the area in the late evening on the 8th. Strong warm air advection resulted in a broad area of snow, but embedded within that area of precipitation a relatively narrow band of occasionally heavy snow developed. A very deep snow growth zone also led to a prolonged …

An early season heat wave impacted Maine from June 17th through the 20th with the peak of the heat occurring June 19th-20th when excessive heat was observed through southern and central parts of the state away from the immediate coast. Heat index values reached above 105F across …

Precipitation began during the evening of the 3rd in a marginal environment for snow. Light rain or rain/snow mix eventually changed to snow and became heavy at times overnight into the morning of the 4th. Given the late season nature of the storm, much of the Maine Lakes Region …

Snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour in the morning led to snowfall totals ranging between 6 inches along I-95 and 15 inches north of Sebago Lake. Near I-95 snow changed to freezing rain during the afternoon leading to around 0.25-0.50 inches of glaze. While power outages …

Snow squalls arrived in Western Maine during the afternoon on the 17th. The webcam at the Naples Causeway observed visibility dropping below one quarter mile, with a quick, light accumulation on the road. The squalls lasted about 20 minutes at any given location before conditions…

Light to moderate snow began early in the morning on the 7th. Heavy snow began in the morning on the 7th as a mesoscale band forced by strong warm air advection lifted into the Lakes Region of Maine and settled overhead into the afternoon. Snowfall rates in excess of 1 to 2 inche…

A hard freeze impacted the region shortly after midnight on May 18th with widespread sub-freezing temperatures. Temperatures ranged from freezing to the mid-20s. Sebago reported a low of 28 degrees. The temperatures were some of the coldest recorded this late in spring in over th…

Rain changed to snow for most of southwest Maine the morning of the 14th. Snow struggled to accumulate quickly during the day, but as the sun angle got lower in the afternoon snowfall rates became moderate to heavy at times. Snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 8 inches for most loca…

Snow overspread the Maine Lakes Region early on the morning of the 4th. Snowfall quickly became moderate to heavy through the early afternoon hours. Snow quickly came to an end during the afternoon as low pressure moved into the northwest Atlantic and flow become more northwester…

Light snow began after midnight on the 28th. Snow became moderate at times around sunrise and again during midday. Otherwise snow remained light until coming to an end from northwest to southeast. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 9 inches.

Light snow overspread the area just before midnight and quickly became moderate at times. The snow continued through sunrise when the snowfall intensity tapered off to snow showers through midday. Storm total snowfall ranged from 4 to 6 inches.

By mid afternoon on the 3rd wind chills were reaching -30 degrees. Ambient air temperatures continued to fall into the double digits below zero with winds gusting in excess of 35 mph. The coldest wind chill values approached -45 degrees early on the 4th before winds gradually beg…

Snow began during the afternoon on the 25th as a band of light precipitation well ahead of the main precipitation shield. The steady snowfall moved into the Maine Lakes Region during the evening hours on the 25th. Moderate snow continued until just after midnight, when mid level …

Snow began during the evening of the 22nd. Snowfall became moderate at times during the morning of the 23rd. A mesoscale band of snow set up just south of the foothills of western Maine and was nearly stationary through the day. Snowfall had a high snow to liquid ratio, and fell …

Snow overspread the Maine Lakes Region during the evening on the 19th. After midnight snow became moderate to heavy at times. While snowfall rates tapered off by sunrise on the 20th, snow lingered for much of the day as an inverted trough remained draped across southern New Hamps…

Parts of the Maine Lakes Region experienced two periods of strong to damaging winds on the 23rd. One during the morning hours generally had wind gusts in the 40 to 55 mph range. A second during the afternoon and evening featured wind gusts around 60 mph, including a 59 mph gust a…

Light precipitation began on the morning on the 16th, mainly as a mix of mostly rain and some snow. Steady moderate snow began in the evening on the 16th and began accumulating, first in the areas north of Sebago Lake before eventually reaching areas around I-95. Precipitation ta…

Gusty southeast winds through the day on October 14th along with heavy rain caused numerous snapped branches and a few downed standing dead trees. Power outages in Southwest Maine peaked at 69,500 outages during the afternoon hours when the peak wind gusts were occurring.

On August 30th drought monitor, Cumberland County was 33% in severe drought, 26% moderate drought, and 41% abnormally dry. By the end of the month, 14% of the county was in moderate drought and 36% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy rainf…

On the August 2nd drought monitor, Cumberland County was 56% in severe drought and 44% moderate drought. By the end of the month, 33% of the county was in severe drought, 26% in moderate drought, and 41% abnormally dry. The improved designations were the result of scattered heavy…

Snow overspread the western lakes and mountains early in the morning on the 25th. A hybrid type snow band pushed through the area then gradually transitioned into a laterally quasi-stationary band which slid back through the area around midday. Moderate to heavy snowfall resulted…

Rain changed to snow around 12:00 am on the 4th. Around daybreak on the 4th the snow intensity increased and became moderate at times farther away from the coast through mid morning. Steady light snow continued through the day and tapered off in the evening. Snowfall amounts rang…

Light snow began on the morning of the 29th, with the intensity of snowfall picking up after daybreak. An intense band of snow developed around mid morning over southern New England and remained mostly over the Gulf of Maine until midday. The band backed into coastal and Midcoast…

Strong warm air advection forced a laterally translating band of snow into western Maine early in the morning of the 17th. Within a couple hours snow was moderate to heavy, especially for the interior. Snowfall rates were near 1 inch per hour for two or three hours leading up to …

Snow overspread southwestern Maine by mid afternoon on the 18th. Snow became moderate in the evening but otherwise remained light for the duration of the storm. Snow tapered off in the morning on the 19th. Storm total snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches.

Snow moved into the area on the evening of the 31st and continued through the morning hours on the 2nd. The bulk of the accumulation came with moderate to heavy snow in the mesoscale snow band as it moved north through western Maine. Snow continued into the evening in waves as ad…

Snow began before sunrise on the 17th. Snow quickly became heavy as an intense band of snow moved into the area. As the band became nearly stationary snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour were observed for several hours. A weakening trough aloft quickly brought an end to snow …

Snow moved into the area early afternoon on the 5th. Snow became moderate to to heavy through the late evening under the strongest banded precipitation. Warmer temperatures in the lower elevations resulted in significantly less snow closer to the coast than the higher elevations …

Drought maintained through the beginning of October with no significant rainfall across the region. Things changed on October 13th when a significant rainstorm brought widespread rainfall across the region. Another significant rainstorm occurred on October 16-17th with more benef…

Drought continued to expand and intensified through the month of September with the state of Maine recording the driest September on record. D2 severe drought expanded to cover all of Western Maine by the end of the month. In addition, an area of D3 extreme drought developed acro…

Tropical Storm Isaias brought moderate impacts to Cumberland County due wind gusts up to 45 mph. Numerous snapped and uprooted trees along with broken branches caused downed power lines through the county. Cumberland County was one of the harder hit areas for power outages with 2…

Rain changed to snow across Cumberland County in the early morning hours on May 9th and accumulated anywhere between a coating and 2 inches by midday. A few selected amounts were 1.1 inches in Gray, 1 inch in Hiram, and 0.2 inch in Gorham.

Snow moved into southwestern Maine during the early evening on the 23rd and quickly became moderate to heavy. Forcing was driven primarily by warm air advection and banding near the low center never made it far enough northwest to affect the area, and so came to an end in less th…