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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Caribou ME
253 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

...February 2026 Climate Narrative for Northern/Eastern Maine...

February Trends:

Caribou:
* Snowfall was 15.5 inches below average
   * This was the 11th least snowy February in Caribou
* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.2 degrees above normal
* Mean minimum temperatures were around normal
* Average temperatures were 1.7 degrees above normal
* Precipitation was 1.77 inches below normal. This was the 4th
  driest February for Caribou on record

Bangor:
* Snowfall was 4.3 inches below average
* Mean maximum temperatures were 0.8 degrees below normal
* Mean minimum temperatures were 6 degrees below normal
   * 8th coldest February mean minimum temperatures on record
* Average temperatures were 3.4 degrees below normal
* Precipitation was 1.68 inches below normal. This was the 2nd
  driest February for Bangor on record. Current record for driest
  February is 1987

Millinocket:
* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.4 degrees above normal
* Mean minimum temperatures were 0.6 degrees above normal
* Average temperatures were 1.0 degrees above normal
* Precipitation was 1.93 inches below normal. This was the driest
  February for Millinocket on record. It surpassed the previous
  record in 2024 for 0.24 inches of total precipitation

Houlton:
* Mean maximum temperatures were 1.3 degrees above normal
* Mean minimum temperatures were 0.5 degrees above normal
* Average temperatures were 0.8 degree above normal
* Precipitation was 1.77 inches below normal. This was the driest
  February for Houlton on record. It surpassed the previous record
  in 2004 for 0.38 inches of total precipitation

Weather Events:
* There were a few snow storms in the region during February.  There
  were 2 Winter Storm Warnings in February: one for February 11th
  (Downeast Coast and Bangor region) and one for February 23rd
  (Downeast Coast and Bangor region). The highest total for the
  February 11th system was 9.6 inches in Washington County. The
  February 23rd event had a highest snowfall report of 12 inches in
  Washington County. High gusty winds led to significantly reduced
  visibilities for most of the Downeast region. Neither storm broke
  records.
* 1 Cold Weather Advisory issued for February. The coldest recorded
  wind chill was -27F at Escort Station in northwest Aroostook, on
  February 6th.
* Relatively consistent snowpack around 10-15 inches at WFO Caribou
  and Bangor airport during February. Winter recreation stayed
  relatively consistent, with little positive or negative impacts..

Climate Outlook:
* Temperatures: For March, Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is
  forecasting no strong signals for above normal temperatures in
  northern and eastern Maine. For the season ahead, no strong signal
  for temperatures to be anomalously above or below normal.
* Precipitation: No strong signal for above or below precipitation
  in northern and eastern Maine, for the month or season ahead.
* ENSO: La Nina will persist, and transition over to ENSO-neutral in
  the coming month or so. ENSO neutral is expected to last through
  summer 2026.

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