June 2018 Summary for Northern and Eastern Maine

...JUNE 2018 MONTHLY CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN
MAINE...

JUNE 2018 FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION
WAS MORE VARIABLE AND RANGED FROM 50 TO 90 PERCENT OF NORMAL
ACROSS MOST AREAS FROM THE KATAHDIN REGION NORTH TO THE SAINT JOHN
VALLEY, AND FROM 90 TO 150 PERCENT OF NORMAL ACROSS THE DOWNEAST
REGION.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION AVERAGED FROM 1 TO 3 DEGREES BELOW
AVERAGE. THERE WERE LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES FROM DAY TO
NIGHT ON MANY DAYS WITH A LOT OF COOL NIGHTS. THERE WERE 5 NIGHTS
WITH LOWS IN THE 30S AT CARIBOU, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE 2002.
THERE WERE 9 SUCH NIGHTS AT HOULTON, WHICH WAS THE MOST SINCE
2000. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER VALLEYS IN NORTHWEST MAINE HAD
LIGHT FROSTS WELL INTO THE 2ND HALF OF THE MONTH, AND ESTCOURT
STATION HAS A LOW OF 29 DEGREES ON THE MORNING OF THE 22ND.

THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WAS VERY DRY WITH VERY LITTLE
RAINFALL. RAINFALL BECOME MORE FREQUENT DURING THE 2ND HALF OF THE
MONTH WITH THE HEAVIEST EVENT ON THE 28TH INTO THE 29TH WHEN
SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OBSERVED OVER
2 INCHES OF RAIN. THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH AT BANGOR WAS
5.42 INCHES, WHICH WAS 1.66 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE. PRECIPITATION
WAS BELOW AVERAGE AT CARIBOU, HOULTON, AND MILLINOCKET.

THE OUTLOOK FOR JULY 2018 FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IS
CALLING FOR AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION. NORMAL
HIGH TEMPERATURES REACH THEIR WARMEST LEVELS DURING MID-LATE MONTH
WITH AN AVERAGE HIGH OF 76 AT CARIBOU AND 80 DEGREES AT BANGOR.
AVERAGE LOWS RANGE FROM THE MID 50S AT CARIBOU TO 60 DEGREES AT
BANGOR. AVERAGE RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION AS A WHOLE IS AROUND
3.50 TO 4 INCHES, BUT TENDS TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE DUE TO THE
NATURE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 53 MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT IS
LOST DURING THE MONTH AT CARIBOU.

Heat Advisories issued for parts of Western Maine

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
414 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018

MEZ001-003-004-022200-
/O.NEW.KCAR.HT.Y.0001.180702T1800Z-180702T2200Z/
Northwest Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-
Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,
Fort Kent, Frenchville, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot,
Baxter St Park, Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam,
and Mount Katahdin
414 AM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Heat
Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 6 PM EDT
this evening.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...In the upper 90s due to temperatures around
  90F, and dewpoints in the upper 60s.

* TIMING...This afternoon.

* IMPACTS...The excessive heat may quickly cause heat stress or
  heat stroke.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is
expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity
will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are
possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned
room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and
neighbors.

Take extra precautions...if you work or spend time outside. When
possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible
and drink plenty of water.

To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and
health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks
in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency...call 9 1 1.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
1227 PM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018

...Hot and humid conditions will continue today...

.High heat and humidity will continue on Monday. The warm air
will move into Maine and impact the interior through the
mountains. The seacoast will see lower heat index due to a sea
breeze.

MEZ007-012-018-019-NHZ006-009>012-015-022300-
/O.CON.KGYX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180702T2300Z/
Northern Oxford-Southern Oxford-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-
Southern Carroll-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron,
Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover,
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford,
Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton,
Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham,
Bridgton, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee,
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Laconia, Gilford,
Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth,
Durham, Madbury, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey,
Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon,
Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, and Weare
1227 PM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* Heat Index Values...Up to 100 due to temperatures 90-95, and
  dewpoints around 70.

* Timing...through early evening on Monday.

* Impacts...The heat and humidity may cause heat stress during
  outdoor exertion or extended exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is
expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity
will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are
possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned
room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and
neighbors, especially older adults who live alone, to make sure
they are able to stay cool.

People who work or exercise outside or in hot environments, and
children attending summer camps or outdoor sports practices
should take extra precautions. When possible...reschedule
strenuous activities to early morning. Know the signs and
symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight
and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of
water.

To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and
health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks
in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by
heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke
is an emergency...call 9 1 1.

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