May 14, 8PM--Bangor is getting close to 15 hours of daylight now. It's still light outside now, even though it's cloudy...
It's been a cloudy and somewhat chilly first few days of May. A month ago when everything was brown I would have called it downright gloomy weather. But the much needed rain has caused an explosion of green in the trees, along with wildflower blues, purples, pinks and yellows at ground level. Add in the apple blossom whites in the lower tree canopy, the chirping birds and other small critters cavorting around the yard, and it is far from gloomy. I have my paradise back, even when the sun doesn't shine! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the clouds to part this afternoon in time for the full "super moon" to rise shortly before sunset. With that timing, I might get a bonus orange spotlight in the sky around 8PM tonight...
UPDATE May 8th--I got my wish for the clouds to break Saturday afternoon, and then the end of the day was the "warmest", up from 55 degrees at 3PM to 62 an hour later with the sun. I took a walk out the fairway to a high point for the moon view. No golfers after dark. Moonrise was ten minutes before sunset up in this neck of the woods. The moon was orange for about 15 minutes before it returned to it's regular program. All in all, a fairly good show...BANGOR enjoyed sunny skies Sunday and Monday, which caused the vegetation to really explode. So now I must mow my lawn again this morning before the rain arrives this afternoon...
MAY
AVERAGE HIGH/LOW--
5-01: 60/38...Sunrise: 5:24AM...Sunset: 7:41PM
5-10: 63/42
5-20: 67/45
5-31: 70/49...Sunrise: 4:52AM...Sunset: 8:13PM
DATE...HI/LOW...DEPARTURE...PRECIP...(COMMENTS)
5-01: 48/39...........-5..........0.50"..........Nice gentle rain 9AM-2PM
5-02: 48/40...........-5..........0.00"
5-03: 54/43..........+0..........0.00"
5-04: 51/46...........-1..........0.18"..........Light rain 6:30AM-10:30AM (0.13"), Started again 7PM
5-05: 62.39..........+1..........0.10"..........Light rain ended 6AM
5-06: 63/36..........+0..........0.00"
5-07: 70/31..........+0..........0.00"
5-08: 56/37...........-4..........0.49"..........Light rain started 1PM
5-09: 58/47..........+1..........0.22"..........Light rain ended 1AM, Heavy rain started 10PM
5-10: 60/49..........+3..........1.34"..........RECORD rain, heavy at times, ended 1PM
5-11: 59/45..........+0..........0.01"..........A sprinkle at 2AM
5-12: 69/42..........+4..........0.00"
5-13: 73/48..........+8..........0.00"..........Happy Sunny Mother's Day!
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2012 PRECIPITATION--
JAN: 1.95"...Average: 2.89"...SNOW: 9.9"...Average: 19.2"
FEB: 1.55"...Average: 2.52"...SNOW: 7.0"...Average: 14.7"
MAR: 1.40"...Average: 3.38"...SNOW: 7.6"...Average: 11.7"
APR: 3.99"...Average: 3.62"...SNOW: 0.0"...Average: 4.5"
YTD thru 5-10: 11.72"...Average: 13.54"
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2012 TEMP DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN--
JAN: 6.12 Degrees above average(+190)
FEB: 5.17 Degrees above average(+150)
MAR: 7.67 Degrees above average(+238)
APR: 3.43 Degrees above average(+103)
YTD thru 4-29: 5.66 Degrees above average(120 days,+680)
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2012 RECORDS--
RECORD HIGH TEMPS--
March 8: 59
March 9: 54
March 12: 62
March 18: 76
March 19: 68
March 20: 78
March 21: 83
March 22: 84
April 15: 74 (Tie)
April 17: 83
RECORD LOW TEMPS--
RECORD RAIN--
April 23: 2.32"
May 10: 1.34"
RECORD SNOW--
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The 12 Seasons of Maine--
Dead of Winter--High temp below 30(Average from 12-29 thru 2-09
19 Days between January 4-March 1
Late Winter--High temp 30-39(Average from 2-10 thru 3-14)
38 Days between January 3-March 29
Early Spring--High temp 40-49(Average from 3-15 thru 4-08)
30 Days between January 1-May ??
Mid Spring--High temp 50-59(Average from 4-09 thru 5-01)
25 Days between March 8-May ??
Late Spring--High temp 60-69(Average from 5-02 thru 5-27)
12 Days between March 12-June ??
Early Summer--High temp 70-79(Average from 5-28 thru 7-10)
7 Days March 18,20, April 15,16,20, May 7,13
Mid Summer--High temp 80+(Average from 7-11 thru 8-09)
3 Days March 21,22, April 17
Late Summer--High temp 70-79(Average from 8-10 thru 9-14)
Early Fall--High temp 60-69(Average from 9-15 thru 10-11)
Mid Fall--High temp 50-59(Average from 10-12 thru 11-04)
Late Fall--High temp 40-49(Average from 11-05 thru 11-28)
Early Winter--High temp 30-39(Average from 11-29 thru 12-28)
WINTER--(High temp below 40): 57 Days between January 3-April ??
SPRING--(High temp 40-69): 67 Days between January 1-June ??
SUMMER--(High temp 70+): 10 Days between March 18-October ??
FALL--(High temp 40-69):
HIGH TEMPS--
90's:
80's: 3
70's: 7
60's: 12
50's: 25
40's: 30
30's: 38
20's: 15
10's: 3
01's: 1
LOW TEMPS--
60's:
50's: 1
40's: 14
30's: 40
20's: 37
10's: 25
One's: 12
Below zero 01-10: 3
Below zero 11-20: 1
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Updated: 12:10 AM GMT on May 15, 2012
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