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Harvey's storm total rainfall is the most recorded within the United States. [120] [121] Harvey's extremely heavy rainfall produced catastrophic flooding across much of southeastern Texas; particularly in and around the Houston metropolitan area, where accumulations exceeded 40 in (1,000 mm) over a four-day period. [120]
[1] Cities like Bangor, Maine; Portland, Maine; Manchester, New Hampshire; Burlington, Vermont; and Pittsfield, Massachusetts average around 45 inches (1,100 mm) of rainfall and 60 to 90 inches (1.52 to 2.29 m) of snow annually. The frost-free growing season ranges from just 90 days in far northern Maine and in the valleys of the White and ...
[13] [14] Maine Governor Janet Mills ordered all government offices to close. [15] Prior to the winter storm, Jon Palmer of the National Weather Service office in Gray, Maine, stated that the precipitation may cause significant power disruptions that last for over 48 hours. [16] Cornell University shut down on March 14 in preparation for the ...
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding. Helene rainfall map: See rain totals around southern Appalachian Mountains Skip ...
Rainfall totals for May 11, 2006 to May 18, 2006. Hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes as the waters rose. Several communities saw extensive flooding, particularly along the Merrimack River. Much of New England was under a flood warning or flash flood warning at some point in time.
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In 2022, the Maine Climate Office reported that the state experienced almost eight inches more rain that the statewide average for the last century. [7] In July 2023, the Portland area set a heat record when for 32 days the low temperature never dropped below 60 degrees which is the longest stretch of above 60 degree nighttime temperatures ...
The highest totals—often exceeding 42 in (110 cm)—were reported in the Bangor, Maine, area; Lewiston, Maine, topping 32 in (81 cm). Lesser accumulations up to 20 in (51 cm)—occurred in areas south to western Connecticut, Massachusetts, southern Vermont, northern Rhode Island, and eastern New Hampshire. [1]