June Climate Preview for Caribou

...A STATISTICAL PREVIEW OF CARIBOU'S JUNE WEATHER...

During the month of June the average high temperature climbs from 68 degrees in the 1st to 75 on the 30th.  The average low temperature rises from 45 degrees in the 1st to 54 by the end of the month. 

The warmest temperature ever observed during the month of June was 96 degrees on June 29, 1944.  The coldest temperature ever observed in June was 30 degrees on June 7, 1958.  The high of 96 tied with may 22, 1977 for the all-time warmest temperature ever observed at caribou since weather records began in 1939.

Thunderstorms are observed on average of 5 days during the month of June at caribou.  Severe  weather becomes an increasing threat, and June has produced more tornadoes than any other month across northern and eastern Maine.  June has the 2^nd highest number of reports of large hail and damaging winds behind only July. 

JUNE: CARIBOU’S TOP 5 WARMEST (AVERAGE TEMPERATURES):

64.0 DEGREES IN 1976 & 2006

63.8 1999

63.6 1994

63.2 2005

JUNE: CARIBOU’S TOP 5 COLDEST (AVERAGE TEMPERATURES):

54.5 IN 1958

56.3 2004

56.7 1948

56.9 1940 & 1986

JUNE: CARIBOU’S TOP 5 WETTEST

9.03 INCHES IN 2011

7.30 2010

6.97 2012

6.44 1977

6.06 2013

JUNE: CARIBOU’S TOP 5 DRIEST

0.88 INCH 1983

1.18 1995

1.25 1965

1.65 1968

1.68 1963

…JUNE  STATISTICS…

….TEMPERATURES (1981-2010 NORMALS)

AVERAGE HIGH……………………….....................................71.5

AVERAGE LOW………...........................................................49.8

MONTHLY AVERAGE…………………………………………..60.7

AVERAGE # OF DAYS W/LOWS < 40F……………………..2

AVERAGE # OF DAYS W/LOWS <50F……………………..14

AVERAGE # OF DAYS W/HIGHS > 70F……………………17

AVERAGE # OF DAYS W/HIGHS > 80F…………………….5

…PRECIPITATION…

MONTHLY AVERAGE………………………………………….....3.48 INCHES

AVERAGE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION…..14

LARGEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL……………………..…………..4.04 INCHES 2011

MISCELLANEOUS JUNE AVERAGES…

NORMAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS………………………..…165

NORMAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS……………………….…34

MEAN WIND SPEED……………………………………………..7.6 MPH

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS W/DENSE FOG…………..…2

MEAN NUMBER OF CLOUDY DAYS………………………….17

…SUNRISE AND SUNSET…

JUNE 1^ST………………………………………………..………..….4:41 AM/8:19 PM

JUNE  30^TH  .…………………………………………….…………..4:41 AM/8:30 PM

AMOUNT OF SUN ON SUMMER SOLSTICE (JUNE 21^ST)…..15 HOURS AND 52 MINUTES

                   Images courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center at: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/