Friday, July 02, 2021

June 2021 Climate Summary for Northern and Eastern Maine

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
428 PM EDT FRI JUL 2 2021

...JUNE 2021 CLIMATE NARRATIVE FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...

JUNE WAS A VERY WARM MONTH ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE.
TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 3 TO 5 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. IT RANKED 
AS THE ALL-TIME WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD IN CARIBOU, AND IT WAS ONE
HALF A DEGREE (0.5F) WARMER THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD THAT WAS SET
JUST LAST YEAR. IN HOULTON, IT RANKED AS THE 2ND WARMEST JUNE 
BEHIND ONLY 1973. IN MILLINOCKET, IT RANKED AS THE 2ND WARMEST 
JUNE BEHIND ONLY 1930; AND FINALLY IN BANGOR IT RANKED AS THE 4TH 
WARMEST BEHIND 1930, 1933, AND 1938. 

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WEATHER RECORDS BEGAN IN 1939 THERE WAS A
90-DEGREE DAY IN CARIBOU DURING THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF JUNE. IN 
FACT, THERE WERE BACK-TO-BACK HIGHS OF 92 DEGREES ON THE 7TH AND 
8TH. THE LOW OF 69 DEGREES ON THE 27TH TIED WITH 1942, 1949,
AND 2017 FOR THE ALL-TIME WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THE 
MONTH OF JUNE. 

PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW AVERAGE AND RANGED FROM 25 TO 75
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS WERE ACROSS THE FAR NORTH
FROM CARIBOU NORTH TO THE SAINT JOHN VALLEY WHERE PRECIPITATION
WAS 80 TO 110 PERCENT OF NORMAL, AND IN SOME SMALL PARTS OF
WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK COUNTY THAT LOCALLY HAD ABOVE AVERAGE 
PRECIPITATION DUE TO LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS. 

IN BANGOR, IT RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST JUNE ON RECORD WITH ONLY
0.97 INCHES OF RAIN. IN MILLINOCKET IT RANKED AS THE 8TH DRIEST
JUNE ON RECORD WITH 1.37 INCHES OF RAIN. 

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF THE MONTH WERE FLASH FLOODING THAT
OCCURRED IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 9TH IN PARTS OF WASHINGTON AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES WITH LOCAL REPORTS OF OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN. 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THE 21ST. A MICROBURST OVER LIMESTONE 
MAINE PRODUCED WIND GUSTS THAT WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 TO 110 MPH. 
ANOTHER MICROBURST THAT SAME DAY FROM CASTLE HILL TO JUST 
SOUTHWEST OF CARIBOU THAT PRODUCED WIND GUSTS THAT WERE ESTIMATED 
BETWEEN 90-100 MPH. 

DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE MONTH OF
JUNE. BY THE END OF THE MONTH, SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WERE
OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT AND SOUTHWEST
PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES. MODERATE DROUGHT WAS OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA, WITH ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS 
OBSERVED ACROSS THE CROWN OF MAINE SOUTH INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY.

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MONTH OF JULY FROM THE CLIMATE PREDICTION 
CENTER IS CALLING FOR GREATER PROBABILITIES OF ABOVE AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURES AND BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR JULY RANGE FROM LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
50S AND HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S ACROSS THE NORTH TO LOWS
CLOSER TO 60 AND HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S FOR INTERIOR DOWNEAST. 
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE REGION AS A WHOLE IS 3.50 TO 4 INCHES.

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CB/VJN

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Historic Western North American Heatwave Continues, Canadian Data - 07/01/2021







Weather summary
for Alberta
issued by Environment Canada
at 3:13 p.m. MDT Friday 2 July 2021.

Discussion.

As the historic heat wave continues in Alberta, more all-time and 
daytime high records were broken yesterday. 

The following areas set an all-time temperature record on July 1, 
2021. Temperatures in degrees Celsius. 

Cochrane Area 
New record of 35.5 
Old record of 35.0 set on June 29, 2021 
Records in this area have been kept since 1984 

Esther Area 
New record of 38.8 
Old record of 38.5 set on August 10, 1991 
Records in this area have been kept since 1985 

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 
1, 2021: 

Athabasca Area 
New record of 35.1 
Old record of 33.3 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1900 

Banff Area 
New record of 35.6 
Old record of 31.6 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1887 

Barrhead Area 
New record of 36.5 
Old record of 34.4 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Bow Island Area 
New record of 37.0 
Old record of 32.4 set in 2017 
Records in this area have been kept since 1961 

Bow Valley (Provincial Park) Area 
New record of 37.6 
Old record of 30.4 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1928 

Breton Area 
New record of 35.0 
Old record of 28.3 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1939 

Brooks Area 
New record of 37.3 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Calgary Area 
New record of 36.3 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1881 

Camrose Area 
New record of 33.5 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1921 

Cardston Area 
New record of 35.4 
Old record of 31.0 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Claresholm Area 
New record of 36.6 
Old record of 32.0 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1951 

Cochrane Area 
New record of 35.5 
Old record of 27.5 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1984 

Cold Lake Area 
New record of 34.8 
Old record of 29.7 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

Coronation Area 
New record of 37.2 
Old record of 33.3 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Crowsnest Area 
New record of 33.8 
Old record of 29.5 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1965 

Drumheller Area 
New record of 38.8 
Old record of 33.3 set in 1977 
Records in this area have been kept since 1923 

Edmonton (int'l Aprt) Area 
New record of 32.9 
Old record of 27.4 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1959 

Elk Island (National Park) Area 
New record of 32.7 
Old record of 29.1 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Esther Area 
New record of 38.8 
Old record of 29.8 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1985 

Fort Chipewyan Area 
New record of 36.1 
Old record of 32.2 set in 1926 
Records in this area have been kept since 1883 

Fort Mcmurray Area 
New record of 37.9 
Old record of 35.0 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1908 

Hendrickson Creek Area 
New record of 31.6 
Old record of 30.1 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1995 

High River Area 
New record of 36.3 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1913 

Highvale Area 
New record of 35.9 
Old record of 28.5 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1977 

Jasper Area 
New record of 39.4 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1916 

Lac La Biche Area 
New record of 33.9 
Old record of 29.5 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Lethbridge Area 
New record of 37.9 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1904 
Records in this area have been kept since 1902 

Lloydminster Area 
New record of 34.4 
Old record of 30.6 set in 1928 
Records in this area have been kept since 1904 

Medicine Hat Area 
New record of 39.5 
Old record of 35.4 set in 1990 
Records in this area have been kept since 1883 

Mildred Lake Area 
New record of 38.2 
Old record of 33.1 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1965 

Milk River Area 
New record of 36.7 
Old record of 31.9 set in 2017 
Records in this area have been kept since 1994 

Nordegg Area 
New record of 35.6 
Old record of 31.7 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

Onefour Area 
New record of 37.7 
Old record of 36.0 set in 1990 
Records in this area have been kept since 1928 

Pincher Creek Area 
New record of 35.0 
Old record of 32.2 set in 1904 
Records in this area have been kept since 1893 

Red Earth Creek Area 
New record of 37.8 
Old record of 32.4 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1994 

Rocky Mountain House Area 
New record of 34.9 
Old record of 30.6 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

Slave Lake Area 
New record of 35.7 
Old record of 31.1 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1922 

Stavely Area 
New record of 33.1 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1914 

Stettler Area 
New record of 36.2 
Old record of 29.0 set in 1977 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Stony Plain Area 
New record of 34.8 
Old record of 27.6 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Strathmore Area 
New record of 35.3 
Old record of 32.2 set in 1918 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Sundre Area 
New record of 35.2 
Old record of 28.2 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1993 

Taber Area 
New record of 36.0 
Old record of 33.0 set in 1990 
Records in this area have been kept since 1947 

Vauxhall Area 
New record of 37.0 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1913 

Vegreville Area 
New record of 33.7 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1940 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Wainwright Area 
New record of 35.9 
Old record of 30.5 set in 1977 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Waterton Park Area 
New record of 34.4 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1976 

Whitecourt Area 
New record of 35.3 
Old record of 30.2 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC

Weather summary
for British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 5:27 p.m. PDT Thursday 1 July 2021.

Discussion.

The following areas will have set a daily maximum temperature record 
on July 1, 2021: 

Blue River Area (Blue River CS) 
Preliminary new record of 36.9 
Old record of 34.3 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1946 

Creston Area (Creston Campbell Scientific) 
Preliminary new record of 38.8 
Old record of 35.5 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Golden Area (Golden Airport) 
Preliminary new record of 37.5 
Old record of 35.6 set in 1940 
Records in this area have been kept since 1902 

Kelowna Area (Kelowna UBCO) 
Preliminary new record of 38.8 
Old record of 36.9 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1899 

Nakusp Area (Nakusp CS) 
Preliminary new record of 39.4 
Old record of 34.1 set in 2006 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Nelson Area (Nelson CS) 
Preliminary new record of 39.3 
Old record of 35.0 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1904 

Osoyoos Area (Osoyoos CS) 
Preliminary new record of 37.6 
Old record of 36.6 set in 2008 
Records in this area have been kept since 1954 

Penticton Area (Penticton A) 
Preliminary new record of 38.0 
Old record of 36.6 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1907 

Sparwood Area (Sparwood CS) 
Preliminary new record of 35.0 
Old record of 32.3 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1969 

Summerland Area (Summerland CS) 
Preliminary new record of 39.3 
Old record of 36.5 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1907 

Trail Area (Warfield RCS) 
Preliminary new record of 40.0 
Old record of 35.6 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1928 

Yoho (National Park) Area (Yoho Park) 
Preliminary new record of 35.0 
Old record of 31.7 set in 1924 
Records in this area have been kept since 1923 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PSPC

Weather summary
for Manitoba
issued by Environment Canada
at 4:05 a.m. CDT Friday 2 July 2021.

Discussion.

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record 
on July 1, 2021: 

Churchill Area (Churchill Climate) 
New record of 34.1 
Old record of 31.1 set in 1976 
Records in this area have been kept since 1929 

Gillam Area (Gillam A) 
Tied record of 34.4 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

Lynn Lake Area (Lynn Lake RCS) 
New record of 38.0 
Old record of 30.4 set in 1981 
Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

Steinbach Area (Kleefeld (MAFRI)) 
New record of 30.9 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956 

Swan River Area (Swan River RCS) 
New record of 33.4 
Old record of 33.0 set in 1981 
Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Thompson Area (Thompson A) 
New record of 34.7 
Old record of 33.1 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC

Weather summary
for Saskatchewan
issued by Environment Canada
at 3:55 a.m. CST Friday 2 July 2021.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 
1, 2021: 

Assiniboia Area (Assiniboia Airport) 
New record of 33.7 
Old record of 31.5 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1965 

Buffalo Narrows Area (Buffalo Narrows (AUT)) 
New record of 34.0 
Old record of 31.0 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1962 

Collins Bay Area (Collins Bay Sk) 
New record of 37.2 
Old record of 31.5 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1972 

Coronach Area (Coronach SPC) 
New record of 34.8 
Old record of 33.0 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1961 

Cypress Hills (Provincial Park) Area (Cypress Hills Park) 
New record of 32.6 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1990 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Elbow Area (Elbow CS) 
New record of 34.2 
Old record of 32.4 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1955 

Key Lake Area (Key Lake) 
New record of 36.7 
Old record of 30.6 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1976 

Kindersley Area (Kindersley A) 
New record of 37.8 
Old record of 36.7 set in 1944 
Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

La Ronge Area (La Ronge RCS) 
New record of 33.8 
Old record of 30.6 set in 1976 
Records in this area have been kept since 1923 

Last Mountain Lake (Sanctuary) Area (Last Mountain CS) 
New record of 33.9 
Old record of 32.0 set in 1990 
Records in this area have been kept since 1975 

Leader Area (Leader Airport) 
New record of 38.5 
Old record of 37.2 set in 1936 
Records in this area have been kept since 1924 

Lucky Lake Area (Lucky Lake) 
New record of 35.0 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1976 
Records in this area have been kept since 1972 

Maple Creek Area (Maple Creek) 
New record of 37.6 
Old record of 34.4 set in 1937 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

Meadow Lake Area (Meadow Lake) 
New record of 34.2 
Old record of 28.6 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1959 

North Battleford Area (North Battleford RCS) 
New record of 35.5 
Old record of 32.2 set in 1914 
Records in this area have been kept since 1879 

Prince Albert Area (Prince Albert Glass Field) 
New record of 33.2 
Old record of 32.2 set in 1885 
Records in this area have been kept since 1884 

Rockglen Area (Rockglen (AUT)) 
New record of 33.7 
Old record of 30.7 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1970 

Rosetown Area (Rosetown East) 
New record of 36.4 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1937 
Records in this area have been kept since 1913 

Saskatoon Area (Saskatoon RCS) 
New record of 35.4 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1962 
Records in this area have been kept since 1900 

Scott Area (Scott CDA) 
New record of 35.5 
Old record of 32.8 set in 1948 
Records in this area have been kept since 1911 

Southend Reindeer Area (Southend) 
New record of 35.6 
Old record of 31.5 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1938 

Stony Rapids Area (Stony Rapids) 
New record of 38.5 
Old record of 31.8 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Swift Current Area (Swift Current CDA) 
New record of 35.2 
Old record of 33.9 set in 1937 
Records in this area have been kept since 1885 

Waskesiu Lake Area (Waskesiu Lake) 
New record of 32.6 
Old record of 28.9 set in 2013 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Watrous Area (Watrous East) 
New record of 33.4 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1988 
Records in this area have been kept since 1953 

Wynyard Area (Wynyard (AUT)) 
New record of 32.5 
Old record of 29.8 set in 1988 
Records in this area have been kept since 1964 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC

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