All-time weather records — Presque Isle, ME
Climate change signal in Presque Isle
of Presque Isle's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (14 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1900s | 2 | · | ||
| 1910s | 35 | 99 | ||
| 1920s | 22 | 61 | ||
| 1930s | 31 | 35 | ||
| 1940s | 65 | 29 | ||
| 1950s | 32 | 23 | ||
| 1960s | 22 | 26 | ||
| 1970s | 21 | 22 | ||
| 1980s | 28 | 20 | ||
| 1990s | 27 | 28 | ||
| 2000s | 42 | 13 | ||
| 2010s | 37 | 6 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1893, the latest in 2019. Period of observation: 1893-2019.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55.0°F — Jan 26, 1950 | -50.1°F — Jan 23, 1996 | 2.11 in — Jan 25, 2017 |
| February | 59.0°F — Feb 20, 1994 | -40.0°F — Feb 4, 1996 | 7.00 in — Feb 21, 1924 |
| March | 75.9°F — Mar 21, 2012 | -29.9°F — Mar 4, 1938 | 2.47 in — Mar 10, 1931 |
| April | 84.9°F — Apr 26, 1913 | -5.1°F — Apr 6, 2015 | 1.82 in — Apr 13, 1940 |
| May | 93.9°F — May 21, 1911 | 16.0°F — May 2, 1974 | 3.15 in — May 25, 1928 |
| June | 95.0°F — Jun 3, 1919 | 18.0°F — Jun 11, 1996 | 90.50 in — Jun 7, 1926 |
| July | 99.0°F — Jul 11, 1911 | 23.0°F — Jul 8, 1996 | 90.05 in — Jul 6, 1926 |
| August | 99.0°F — Aug 18, 1935 | 28.9°F — Aug 31, 1965 | 2.92 in — Aug 11, 1954 |
| September | 90.0°F — Sep 7, 1945 | 14.0°F — Sep 16, 1995 | 4.47 in — Sep 12, 1954 |
| October | 84.0°F — Oct 13, 1930 | -2.0°F — Oct 4, 1996 | 3.79 in — Oct 16, 2005 |
| November | 70.0°F — Nov 2, 1947 | -29.9°F — Nov 17, 1996 | 2.44 in — Nov 4, 2007 |
| December | 57.9°F — Dec 4, 1912 | -35.0°F — Dec 30, 1917 | 7.25 in — Dec 23, 1918 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Presque Isle.