Sunday, August 30, 2009

Rain in Maine: A Gain (Again!)



Images (click to enlarge): Maine 24-hour precipitation (inches) and 90-day percent of normal ending 8 am August 30 from National Weather Service

Heavy rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Danny drenched southern and eastern Maine with maximum amounts over 4" yesterday. Bangor set a new daily record for August 29:
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.08 INCHES WAS SET AT BANGOR ME YESTERDAY.   
THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.43 SET IN 1950.
Thanks to relatively warm and dry conditions earlier in August, this brings Bangor to within 0.09" of the monthly average, but the seasonal total of 16.43" since June 1 is 174% of average.

Portland, on the other hand, added 1.68" to bring its monthly amount to 5.15", which is 181% of average. The seasonal total of 22.31" is 236% of average. The yearly total at Portland of 39.26" so far is only a little more than 5" less than the normal amount for an entire year.

Here are some storm total precipitation measurements reported by the National Weather Service:
..ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY  

AUBURN/LEWISTON 1.33 310 PM 8/29 ASOS
TURNER 1.03 401 PM 8/29

..CUMBERLAND COUNTY

PORTLAND-DEERING CTR 1.90 800 PM 8/29
PORTLAND-N DEERING 1.72 945 PM 8/29
PORTLAND JETPORT 1.70 800 PM 8/29
FALMOUTH 1.61 730 PM 8/29
BRUNSWICK 1.55 715 PM 8/29

..HANCOCK COUNTY

SOUTHWEST HARBOR 3.65 925 AM 8/30 SPOTTER HA047
SWANS ISLAND 3.20 712 AM 8/30 SPOTTER HA044
EAST SURRY 2.65 1159 PM 8/29 SPOTTER
HANCOCK - MFS 2.05 900 AM 8/30 FOREST SERVICE HCKM1
BAR HARBOR 1.92 800 AM 8/30 AWOS KBHB
SEDGWICK RIDGE 1.90 632 AM 8/30 CWOP C6342

..KENNEBEC COUNTY

AUGUSTA 1.50 800 PM 8/29

..KNOX COUNTY

CAMDEN 2.74 955 PM 8/29
ROCKLAND/KNOX 1.59 800 PM 8/29

..PENOBSCOT COUNTY

OLD TOWN 2.19 900 AM 8/30 COOP OLDM1
SUNKHAZE N.W.R. 2.11 900 AM 8/30 COOP SHZM1
BANGOR 2.08 800 AM 8/30 ASOS KBGR
MILLINOCKET 0.60 700 AM 8/30 COOP MLTM1

..SAGADAHOC COUNTY

WISCASSET 1.76 800 PM 8/29

..WASHINGTON COUNTY

HARRINGTON 4.30 604 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS022
COLUMBIA FALLS 4.00 807 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS014
CUTLER 4.00 847 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS040
LUBEC 3.93 638 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS025
CHERRYFIELD 3.78 604 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS009
JONESBORO 3.78 900 AM 8/30 COOP JONM1
MARSHFIELD 3.58 1050 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS029
EASTPORT COOP 3.48 700 AM 8/30 COOP EPTM1
EASTPORT 3.35 900 AM 8/30 COOP EPOM1
ROBBINSTON 3.09 126 AM 8/30 COOP ROBM1
MILBRIDGE 2.97 905 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS031
MOOSEHORN N.W.R. 2.80 900 AM 8/30 COOP MWRM1
WHITING 2.65 623 AM 8/30 SPOTTER WS038
WESLEY 2.64 600 AM 8/30 COOP WLYM1
GRAND FALLS FLOWAGE 1.95 900 AM 8/30 USGS GRFM1
PRINCETON 1.76 900 AM 8/30 COOP PNNM1
WEST GRAND DAM 1.74 900 AM 8/30 USGS WGLM1
TOPSFIELD 1.70 700 AM 8/30 COOP TOPM1
VANCEBORO 1.64 900 AM 8/30 USGS VBOM1
DANFORTH 1.05 900 AM 8/30 COOP DANM1

..YORK COUNTY

HOLLIS 2.10 800 PM 8/29
SOUTH BERWICK 2.04 551 PM 8/29
KENNEBUNK 1.95 839 PM 8/29

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