Sunday, July 26, 2009

Rain in Maine Plainly on the Gain (Again)
Daily Record Set at Portland


Image (click to enlarge): Maine monthly percentage of normal precipitation through 8 am July 26, from National Weather Service

For previous heavy rainfall posts, see:
Heavy Rainfall


The cool, wet summer in the Northeast has continued in the past week with at least two daily rainfall records being set in Maine. Portland received 2.10" on Friday, July 24, to set a record for the date. This is the second consecutive year with record rainfall on that date; the previous record was 1.77" in 2008. The July rainfall total so far is 7.80", nearly 300% of average. The summer total (since June 1) is 16.36", over 10" above the average, and the year-to-date amount of 33.31" is also well above average.

Brunswick's official rainfall of 1.36" also broke its previous daily record of 1.29" set in 1976.

Other storm total precipitation amounts of 1" or more in central and southern Maine and New Hampshire reported by the National Weather Service:
********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************  

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT

MAINE

..ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY

POLAND 2.21 1118 AM 7/25 COOP
LIVERMORE FALLS 2.05 1116 AM 7/25 COOP
GULF ISLAND DAM 2.02 1112 AM 7/25 COOP
DURHAM 1.73 1110 AM 7/25 COOP
TURNER 1.69 1041 AM 7/25 COOP

..CUMBERLAND COUNTY

NORTH SEBAGO 2.39 1117 AM 7/25 COOP
PORTLAND JETPORT 2.12 1118 AM 7/25 COOP
BRUNSWICK 2.10 1114 AM 7/25 SKYWARN SPOTTER
GORHAM 2.02 747 AM 7/25 COOP
GORHAM 2.02 1112 AM 7/25 COOP
GRAY NWS OFFICE 2.02 1112 AM 7/25 NWS OFFICE
BRIDGTON 1.99 1109 AM 7/25 COOP
SOUTH WINDHAM 1.86 748 AM 7/25
BRUNSWICK 1.19 1109 AM 7/25 COOP

..FRANKLIN COUNTY

NEW SHARON 1.17 1117 AM 7/25 COOP
FARMINGTON 1.02 1111 AM 7/25 COOP

..KENNEBEC COUNTY

AUGUSTA 1.63 1107 AM 7/25 COOP
ALBION 1.25 1053 AM 7/25 COOP

..KNOX COUNTY

WEST ROCKPORT 2.32 1043 AM 7/25 COOP

..LINCOLN COUNTY

WESTPORT ISLAND 2.52 1043 AM 7/25 COOP
WISCASSET 2.06 1044 AM 7/25 COOP
NEWCASTLE 1.72 924 AM 7/25 COCORAHS

..OXFORD COUNTY

FRYEBURG 2.12 1112 AM 7/25 COOP
HARTFORD 1.68 1113 AM 7/25 COOP
BETHEL 1.37 1107 AM 7/25 COOP

..SAGADAHOC COUNTY

BATH 2.04 1107 AM 7/25 COOP

..SOMERSET COUNTY

SKOWHEGAN 1.15 1040 AM 7/25 COOP
MERCER 1.00 1116 AM 7/25 COOP

..YORK COUNTY

THE WELLS NATIONAL 3.43 1043 AM 7/25 COOP
ELIOT 3.30 1110 AM 7/25 COOP
KITTERY POINT 3.29 904 AM 7/25 COCORAHS
HOLLIS 2.69 1115 AM 7/25 COOP
WELLS 2.68 1042 AM 7/25 COOP - RCNWR
BONNY EAGLE 2.18 1108 AM 7/25 COOP
CAPE NEDDICK 1.60 1110 AM 7/25 COOP
KENNEBUNKPORT 1.56 1115 AM 7/25 COOP

NEW HAMPSHIRE

..BELKNAP COUNTY

GILFORD 2.36 1051 AM 7/25 COOP
LACONIA 2.22 1012 AM 7/25 COOP
BARNSTEAD 2.13 1047 AM 7/25 COOP

..CARROLL COUNTY

WOLFEBORO FALLS 2.67 748 AM 7/25 COOP
BEARCAMP POND 1.75 1048 AM 7/25 COOP
NORTH CONWAY 1.64 1014 AM 7/25 COOP

..COOS COUNTY

MOUNT WASHINGTON 1.45 1013 AM 7/25 COOP
NORTH STRATFORD 1.35 1015 AM 7/25 COOP
PINKHAM NOTCH 1.13 1016 AM 7/25 COOP

..GRAFTON COUNTY

ALEXANDRIA 2.69 1045 AM 7/25 COOP
HANOVER 1.12 1052 AM 7/25 COOP

..MERRIMACK COUNTY

BRADFORD 2.16 1048 AM 7/25 COOP
CONCORD 2.02 1049 AM 7/25 COOP
FRANKLIN FALLS DAM 1.76 1051 AM 7/25 COOP
HOPKINTON DAM 1.58 1004 AM 7/25 COOP

..ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

NORTH HAMPTON 3.63 1015 AM 7/25 COOP
GREENLAND 2.33 1052 AM 7/25 COOP
STRATHAM 1.96 1019 AM 7/25 COOP
EXETER 1.94 1050 AM 7/25 COOP
EPPING 1.93 1050 AM 7/25 COOP
SEABROOK 1.86 1018 AM 7/25 COOP
WEST HAMPSTEAD 1.74 1020 AM 7/25 COOP
PORTSMOUTH 1.73 1016 AM 7/25 PEASE AIRFORCE BASE
PORTSMOUTH 1.61 1016 AM 7/25 COOP
NORTH SALEM 1.39 1015 AM 7/25 COOP

..STRAFFORD COUNTY

DURHAM 2.44 1050 AM 7/25 COOP
ROCHESTER 1.95 1017 AM 7/25 AIRPORT
MADBURY 1.82 1013 AM 7/25 COOP
ROCHESTER 1.68 1017 AM 7/25 COOP

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