Maine, United States: Weather Records

128,046 weather records still stand at 94 stations in Maine, United States, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for Maine

Maine in United States has 94 stations in the data, and 128,046 records set at them still stand.
477 of the 852 recent records listed are record highs and 161 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
2011 holds the most standing records in Maine: 2,772.
Caribou WFO set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 11 March 2026.

Record Map

250 stations records

The highest significance station records in Maine, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Maine: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebunkport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebunkport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

128,046 standing records

128,046 records at stations in Maine still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 2,772.

Standing records in Maine by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1874	19
1875	27
1876	36
1877	22
1878	29
1879	22
1880	25
1881	33
1882	18
1883	16
1884	17
1885	11
1886	30
1887	638
1888	302
1889	28
1890	28
1891	32
1892	39
1893	294
1894	278
1895	227
1896	393
1897	483
1898	141
1899	229
1900	170
1901	284
1902	673
1903	767
1904	628
1905	584
1906	560
1907	385
1908	385
1909	261
1910	338
1911	453
1912	368
1913	425
1914	532
1915	288
1916	401
1917	424
1918	472
1919	355
1920	385
1921	449
1922	349
1923	552
1924	196
1925	367
1926	385
1927	695
1928	536
1929	599
1930	695
1931	593
1932	690
1933	633
1934	736
1935	402
1936	662
1937	536
1938	742
1939	552
1940	567
1941	519
1942	888
1943	1,219
1944	1,316
1945	1,296
1946	1,483
1947	1,473
1948	980
1949	709
1950	709
1951	731
1952	496
1953	1,098
1954	825
1955	716
1956	1,081
1957	976
1958	694
1959	826
1960	371
1961	612
1962	796
1963	1,037
1964	966
1965	962
1966	916
1967	952
1968	896
1969	898
1970	892
1971	1,064
1972	995
1973	869
1974	1,139
1975	858
1976	1,294
1977	1,130
1978	837
1979	1,741
1980	959
1981	1,067
1982	1,171
1983	685
1984	953
1985	679
1986	1,175
1987	1,124
1988	1,143
1989	1,732
1990	1,540
1991	1,390
1992	1,362
1993	1,406
1994	1,243
1995	1,384
1996	1,603
1997	1,101
1998	1,028
1999	1,566
2000	1,384
2001	1,387
2002	1,957
2003	1,818
2004	1,097
2005	1,617
2006	1,874
2007	2,476
2008	1,497
2009	1,467
2010	1,996
2011	2,772
2012	2,772
2013	2,134
2014	1,611
2015	1,603
2016	1,212
2017	1,774
2018	1,802
2019	969
2020	1,379
2021	1,325
2022	1,323
2023	1,249
2024	998
2025	881
2026	610

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows at stations in Maine, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in Maine in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-04	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-08	2 more record highs than lows
2026-01-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	9 more record highs than lows
2026-01-25	5 more record lows than highs
2026-01-26	5 more record lows than highs
2026-01-28	2 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	2 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	5 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	2 more record lows than highs
2026-03-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	8 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	18 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	21 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	20 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	3 more record highs than lows
2026-03-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-28	3 more record lows than highs
2026-03-29	3 more record lows than highs
2026-03-30	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-08	2 more record lows than highs
2026-04-09	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-14	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	16 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	14 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-20	3 more record lows than highs
2026-04-21	20 more record lows than highs
2026-04-22	5 more record lows than highs
2026-04-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-05	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-06	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-13	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	7 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	6 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	25 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	6 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	3 more record lows than highs
2026-05-23	3 more record lows than highs
2026-05-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-30	3 more record lows than highs
2026-05-31	11 more record lows than highs
2026-06-01	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-04	6 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	11 more record highs than lows
2026-06-12	8 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	3 more record highs than lows
2026-06-15	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-18	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-26	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-01	8 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	28 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	24 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	9 more record highs than lows
2026-07-09	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	4 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	3 more record lows than highs
2026-07-19	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-26	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-30	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	4 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	12 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	6 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-18	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-04	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-09	2 more record lows than highs
2026-09-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-09-21	2 more record lows than highs
2026-09-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-01	2 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	9 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	3 more record highs than lows
2026-10-14	3 more record lows than highs

Top Records by Significance

Top records in Maine by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2026	Caribou WFO, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2026	Farmington, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Madison, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2026	Jackman, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	128 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 2026	Bingham Wyman Dam, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2025	Durham, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2026	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2026	Kennebunkport, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026	Ft Kent, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	132 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Stations

Stations in Maine
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Acadia Np	1982	33 years	Threshold days
Bar Harbor 3 NW	1893	90 years	Threshold days
Bath	1992	35 years	Threshold days
Belfast	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Bethel	1948	41 years	Threshold days
Bingham Wyman Dam	1957	70 years	Threshold days
Blanchard	1978	31 years	Threshold days
Brassua Dam	1929	98 years	Threshold days
Bridgewater	1957	64 years	Threshold days
Bridgton 3 NW	1955	65 years	Threshold days
Churchill Dam	1988	39 years	Threshold days
Clayton Lake	1948	64 years	Threshold days
Corinna	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Cornish	1892	33 years	Threshold days
Danforth	1978	31 years	Threshold days
Danforth (1)	1902	35 years	Threshold days
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	1973	54 years	Threshold days
Durham	1993	34 years	Threshold days
East Hiram	1970	40 years	Threshold days
Eastport	1889	125 years	Threshold days
Eliot	1992	35 years	Threshold days
Ellsworth	1910	86 years	Threshold days
Eustis 2 SSE	1910	39 years	Threshold days
Eustis	1948	71 years	Threshold days
Farmington	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	1896	85 years	Threshold days
Ft Kent	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Gardiner	1886	140 years	Threshold days
Grand Lake Stream	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Gray	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Greenville Muni AP	1920	107 years	Threshold days
Guilford	1978	35 years	Threshold days
Harmony	1978	48 years	Threshold days
Harris STN	1969	58 years	Threshold days
Hiram 2 S	1925	41 years	Threshold days
Hollis	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Houlton	1893	93 years	Threshold days
Houlton 5N	1985	31 years	Threshold days
Jackman	1894	133 years	Threshold days
Jonesboro	1948	61 years	Threshold days
Kennebunkport	1989	38 years	Threshold days
Kingfield	1978	49 years	Threshold days
Lewiston	1893	118 years	Threshold days
Long Falls Dam	1953	61 years	Threshold days
Machias	1893	123 years	Threshold days
Madison	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Middle Dam	1926	88 years	Threshold days
Millinocket	1902	108 years	Threshold days
Milo	1921	92 years	Threshold days
Moosehead	1930	97 years	Threshold days
Newcastle	1965	62 years	Threshold days
New Sharon	1993	34 years	Threshold days
North Bridgton	1893	61 years	Threshold days
Old Town	1921	36 years	Threshold days
Orono	1893	113 years	Threshold days
Phillips	1978	40 years	Threshold days
Poland	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Tenants Harbor	1989	30 years	Threshold days
Portland	1871	70 years	Threshold days
Presque Isle	1893	127 years	Threshold days
Rangeley	1969	58 years	Threshold days
Rangeley 2 NW	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Ripogenus Dam	1925	71 years	Threshold days
Robbinston	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Rockland	1937	40 years	Threshold days
Rumford 1 SSE	1948	62 years	Threshold days
Rumford	1899	61 years	Threshold days
Sanford 2 NNW	1953	74 years	Threshold days
Skowhegan	1887	65 years	Threshold days
South Andover	1943	34 years	Threshold days
Springfield	1964	35 years	Threshold days
Squa Pan Dam	1927	73 years	Threshold days
The Forks	1902	67 years	Threshold days
Upper Dam	1948	66 years	Threshold days
Van Buren	1902	34 years	Threshold days
Van Buren 2	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Vanceboro	1902	49 years	Threshold days
Vanceboro No 2	1965	45 years	Threshold days
Waterville Trtmt Plt	1958	69 years	Threshold days
West Buxton 2 NNW	1953	59 years	Threshold days
W Rockport 1 NNW	1976	51 years	Threshold days
Waterville Wwtp	1895	64 years	Threshold days
Woodland	1917	110 years	Threshold days
Frenchville Nthrn Aroostook AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Presque Isle AP	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Augusta State AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Bangor Intl AP	1953	74 years	Threshold days
Caribou WFO	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Houlton AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Millinocket Muni AP	1944	83 years	Threshold days
Brunswick NAS	1940	71 years	Threshold days
Portland Jetport	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Wiscasset AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days

Download the Data

Data for Maine standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).