ON A LIGHTER NOTE....

Last Updated: 1:58 PM GMT on November 19, 2009 — Last Comment: 10:56 AM GMT on November 15, 2009

	QUIET WEEK IN STORE

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 11:52 PM GMT on January 02, 2009

The Nor'easter that was once Ida should arrive mid to late afternoon Saturday the 14th for about an 18 hour visit. I might pick up an inch of rain. I have a good chance of breaking the record 1.08" for this date. What falls after midnight has no chance of breaking Sunday's record 2.24". Temps should remain steady at 45-50 throughout the event, which is a good thing. 10 or 15 degrees cooler would bring heavy wet snow in the 6 to 8 inch range, with the resultant tree limbs down and sporadic power outages. It should wind down early to late Sunday morning, then a return to quiet and seasonable weather for the next several days...

UPDATE 10AM Sunday 15th-- I was about right on the 18 hour visit from Ex-Ida, 3PM yesterday to 9AM today, and temps did remain steady between 46-52, I was off by a few degrees LOL. BUT...The rain was very spotty and slow until 10PM. (0.11") It didn't even drive me inside or put out my fire(See profile pic). It actually stopped raining several times. The winds were never an issue--North 10MPH gusting to 15MPH LOL. So I didn't break my rainfall record yesterday. If only the heavy stuff had moved in a few hours earlier. Had heavy bursts of rain between 10PM-3AM, then it tapered off the same way it started until 9AM. Unofficial total of 2.26" for the event--0.75" yesterday, 1.51" up to 9AM today. Now I'm off to the other place to check on possible basement flooding...

Why did I say "possible" basement flooding? I should know the drill by now. That much rain that fast ALWAYS overwhelms the sump pump. But never more than 1/8 inch deep, so there is no damage. Nevertheless, that water has to be removed before it creates a stench. Out came the 5 gallon wet vac. I dumped it 8 times. That's right folks, 40 gallons removed by me, and who knows how much by the sump pump. Good thing the outside temp was 58 so I could leave the door open to speed up the drying process...I have performed this task, on average, 3 or 4 times a year. So I have it down to a science by now. I was done in less than 2 hours. If anybody is still reading this and you have the same flooding problem, check back in a few days for some tips from an old hat LOL. For now, lesson one I learned the hard way: get a back up generator for the sump pump. Basement flood PLUS power outage results in many hours of manual labor with a mop and bucket and squeegie...

Early Sunsets--

November First: Sunrise 6:13AM Sunset: 4:23PM
Fifteenth:......................''.....6:32AM.......''........4:06PM
Thirty:............................''.....6:51AM.......''........3:56PM

NOVEMBER AVERAGES AND RECORDS--

Average Hi/Low...............Record High/Low.....................Record Precipitation

11-01: 51/34....................71(2003).....18(1940)...............1.62"(1989).....3.0"SNOW(1951)
11-02: 50/34....................67(1979).....17(1947)...............1.75"(1988).....0.5"SNOW(1951)
11-03: 50/34....................69(1952).....19(2002)...............3.55"(1966).....1.0"SNOW(1996)
11-04: 50/33....................72(1990).....15(1939)...............1.16"(1949).....1.0"SNOW(1945)
11-05: 49/33....................71(1938).....17(1939)...............3.53"(1969).....0.7"SNOW(2002)
11-06: 49/33....................75(1938).....18(1953)...............0.92"(2002).....1.7"SNOW(1986)
11-07: 49/32....................66(1975).....17(2002)...............1.37"(1963)
11-08: 48/32....................73(1938).....18(2002)...............1.52"(1995).....4.7"SNOW(1968)
11-09: 48/32....................65(1938).....17(1992)...............1.09"(1963).....TraceSNOW(2005)
11-10: 47/32....................68(1931).....14(1992)...............1.67"(1962).....6.4"SNOW(1968)
11-11: 47/31....................65(2002).....16(1995)...............1.62"(1948).....1.0"SNOW(1943)
11-12: 46/31....................61(1995).....14(1999)...............1.06"(1947).....2.4"SNOW(1987)
11-13: 46/31....................61(1995).....10(1939)...............1.56"(1975).....0.8"SNOW(1947)
11-14: 45/30....................63(2005).....11(1986)...............1.08"(1937).....4.5"SNOW(1997)
11-15: 45/30....................67(1951).....17(1971)...............2.24"(1995).....18.9"SNOW(1962)
11-16: 45/29....................67(1990).......8(1933)...............1.36"(1983).....2.4"SNOW(1983)
11-17: 44/29....................64(2006).......8(1933)...............1.23"(2002).....8.0"SNOW(2002)
11-18: 44/29....................69(1987).......8(1943)...............1.09"(1935).....9.6"SNOW(1980)
11-19: 43/28....................65(1953).......8(1936)...............0.67"(1926).....6.0"SNOW(1995)
11-20: 43/28....................72(1953).......6(1939)...............1.58"(2003).....2.0"SNOW(1995)
11-21: 42/27....................65(1991).....11(1939)...............2.14"(1961).....5.2"SNOW(1961)
11-22: 42/27....................72(1931).....11(1978)...............2.65"(2005).....2.5"SNOW(1997)
11-23: 42/27....................68(1931).......7(1929)...............2.51"(1943).....8.0"SNOW(1943)
11-24: 41/26....................65(1931).......1(1989)...............1.03"(1947).....5.2"SNOW(1975)
11-25: 41/26....................63(1953).......4(1939)...............5.10"(1983).....4.7"SNOW(1971)
11-26: 40/25....................60(1953)......-1(1939)...............1.40"(1958).....11.8"SNOW(1987)
11-27: 40/25....................59(1979).......3(1932)...............1.63"(1950).....7.0"(1997)
11-28: 40/24....................58(1993).......3(1987)...............1.43"(1959).....4.0"SNOW(1961)
11-29: 39/24....................60(2003)......-3(1940)...............1.42"(1937).....8.5"SNOW(1959)
11-30: 39/23....................60(2003).......0(1929)...............4.45"(1928).....8.2"SNOW(1945)

NOVEMBER 2009--

..........Hi/low..........Precip.......Departure............Comments

11-01: 56/32..........0.02".........+2.........................(Light rain until 1:30AM)
11-02: 50/25..........0.00"..........-4
11-03: 52/35..........0.00".........+2
11-04: 44/31..........0.00"..........-4
11-05: 39/26..........0.05"..........-8.........................(Trace of light snow, melted on impact, 9PM-11PM)
11-06: 40/29..........0.00"..........-6
11-07: 43/27..........0.00"..........-6
11-08: 62/29..........0.00".........+6
11-09: 61/26..........0.00".........+4
11-10: 57/38..........0.00".........+9
11-11: 52/25..........0.00"..........-1
11-12: 50/20..........0.00"..........-4
11-13: 47/18..........0.00"..........-5.........................(First low below 20 since March 26)
11-14: 53/30..........0.75".........+4.........................(Light rain 3PM-10PM, 0.11"--Then heavy 0.64" 10PM-MIDNIGHT)
11-15: 58/48..........1.51"........+15........................(Rain ended 9AM, foggy with near zero visibility after dark)
11-16: 51/29..........0.01".........+4.........................(Precip result of shallow fog. Low temp 29 at 11PM. Morning low 43 at 6AM)
11-17: 47/25..........0.00"..........-1
11-18: 53/22..........0.00".........+2

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2009 Precipitation--

January: 1.77" Average: 3.34"..........Snow: 27.7" Average: 18.7"
February: 2.47" Average: 2.54"..........Snow: 24.8" Average: 15.1"
March: 1.68" Average: 3.44"..........Snow: 10.7" Average: 11.2"
April: 3.99" Average: 3.32"..........Snow: 0.00" Average: 4.5"
May: 3.94" Average: 3.40"
June: 8.12"RECORD Average: 3.41"
July: 5.61" Average: 3.24"
August: 2.70" Average: 2.99"
September: 1.32" Average: 3.39"
October: 5.42" Average: 3.48"..........Snow: Trace" Average 0.1"

YTD Precip: 37.01" Average: 32.55" (Thru October 31)
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2009 Temperature departure from average mean--

January: 7.4 Degrees Below average
February: 0.4 Degrees Below average
March: 1.5 Degrees Below average
April: 2.9 Degrees Above average
May: 1.5 Degrees Below average
June: 3.2 Degrees Below average
July: 3.6 Degrees Below average
August: 0.9 Degrees Above average
September: 1.5 Degrees Below average
October: 3.999 Degrees Below average

YTD Thru October 31: 1.95 Degrees Below Average
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The 12 Seasons--

Dead of Winter (High temp below 30) Average from 12-28 through 2-09:
39 days between January 1-March 23; November ??-December 31

Late Winter (High temp between 30-39) Average from 2-10 through 3-14:
29 days between January 5-April 1. Will call them early Winter when they come back in November.

Early Spring (High temp between 40-49) Average from 3-15 through 4-08:
23 days between February 8-April 12. Will call them late Fall when they come back in October.

Mid Spring (High temp between 50-59) Average from 4-09 through 5-02:
31 days between March 15-June 10

Late Spring (High temp between 60-69) Average from 5-03 through 5-28:
32 days between April 17-June 29

Early Summer (High temp between 70-79) Average from 5-29 through 7-10:
22 days between April 25-June 30

Mid Summer (High temp 80+) Average from 7-11 through 8-09:
32 days between April 28-September 4

Late Summer (High temp between 70-79) Average from 8-10 through 9-14:
42 days between July 1-September 28

Early Fall (High temp between 60-69) Average from 9-15 through 10-11:
25 days between July 3-November 9

Mid Fall (High temp between 50-59) Average from 10-12 through 11-04:
32 days between July 7-December ??

Late Fall (High temp between 40-49) Average from 11-05 through 11-28:
14 days between October 13-December ??

Early Winter (High temp between 30-39) Average from 11-29 through 12-28:
1 day November 5

WINTER: (High temp below 40)
69 days

SPRING: (High temp 40-69, January 1-June 30)
86 days

SUMMER: (High temp 70+)
96 days

FALL: (High temp 40-69, July 1-December 31)
71 days

High temps--

90's: 2 Days April 28; August 18
80's: 30...Consecutive 80+: 10 Days August 14-23
70's: 64...Consecutive 70+: 35 Days July 25-August 28
60's: 57...Consecutive 60+: 51 Days July 9-August 28
50's: 63...At least 50+ every day between April 13-October 12
40's: 37...At least 40+ every day between April 2-November 4
30's: 30
20's: 28
10's: 8
Ones: 3 (6, January 15; 7, January 16; 6, January 26)

Low temps--

Minus 20's: 2 (-25, January 16; -26, January 26)
Minus 10's: 9
Minus ones: 13
Ones: 21
10's: 23
20's: 47
30's: 53
40's: 73
50's: 53
60's: 27
70's: 1 day August 22

13th SUNSET

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Updated: 1:58 PM GMT on November 19, 2009

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	2008 NUMBERS--FINAL EDITION

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 9:49 AM GMT on May 02, 2007

2008 TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN--January: 2.8 Degrees above averageFebruary: <0.1 Degrees above average (+2 degrees divided by 29 days)March: 3.4 Degrees below averageApril: 1.3 Degrees above averageMay: 1.2 Degrees below averageJune: 0.5 Degrees above averageJuly: 2.0 Degrees above averageAugust: 2.6 Degrees below averageSeptember: 0.1 Degrees above averageOctober: 1.2 Degrees below averageNovember: 0.4 Degrees above averageDecember: EVENYEAR: Slightl...

DARK SKIES

FOG MELT

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Updated: 11:46 PM GMT on January 02, 2009

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	APRIL SHOWERS....

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 2:34 PM GMT on April 02, 2007

...Brings Mud Season! And any snow that falls is called "Poor man's fertilizer." Especially after the farmers plow the fields. Yes it can still snow well into April, even double digits. The 3rd & 4th, 1975 (12.7"), and the 6th & 7th, 1982 are good examples. Now I can add the 4th & 5th, 2007 to the list. The 10.4" on 4-13-1962 is the latest recorded double digit snowfall. The 30th is the only day without recorded snow--AVERAGES & RECORDS:4-01: 46/28 64(1986) 4...

APRIL FOOL?

YOU'VE GOT MAIL

NORTHERN REDNECK BEER COOLER

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Updated: 1:00 PM GMT on May 01, 2007

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	WINTER MARCHES ON

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 2:53 PM GMT on March 03, 2007

March certainly came in like a lion with 6.6 inches of snow on the second, breaking the 20 year old record of 6.1 inches in 1987. As you can see below, it can still snow any day in March, with some impressive totals through the middle of the month. The 17.2" on 3-14-84 is the most in my lifetime and the 3rd highest recorded total behind 25.5" on 12-30-62 and 18.9" on 11-15-62--MARCH OVER THE YEARS:3-01: 35/16 53(1974) -11(1982) 1.29"(1999) 8.0" SNOW(1968)3-02: 35/...

Updated: 12:56 PM GMT on April 02, 2007

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	WINTER IN MAINE

Posted by: BANGORWALKER, 12:36 PM GMT on December 02, 2006

The last time I had a record low was -12 on March 11, 2005. Going on almost 2 years now. I had zero record lows in 2006. Only 7 record highs. 3 in January, 2 in February, 1 in November, 1 in December. Funny how they all came during winter months...New format columns:Average high/low temps.Record high/low (years)Record precip. (year)Record snowfall (year)The snowfall column will be up until late April! And then 5 more in May!Pretty cold February 1934 with 6 rec...