CARIBOU, Maine — Last month ended as the sixth wettest March on record in Caribou and the least snowy one in Bangor since 2010, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Caribou.
March also ended with near to slightly below average temperatures in far northern Maine, while the rest of the state basked in above-average temperatures.
But there is an increased likelihood of below-average temperatures in April, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center.
The April prediction “is based on how cold this past week has been,” Corey Bogel, meteorologist at the weather service office in Caribou, said Wednesday. “That is predicted to continue.”
Bogel noted that the average temperature at Caribou of 24.1 degrees in March was four-tenths of a degree below the 30-year average. At Bangor, however, the average temperature of 32.9 degrees was 2.7 degrees above average.
Caribou saw a total of 27.2 inches of snow in March, which was 8.9 inches above average for the month, he said. It ranked as the 18th snowiest March on record in the city.
Bangor picked up 6 inches of snow, which was 5.7 inches below average.
Caribou picked up more rain and melted snow than Bangor during the month, with the city recording 4.7 inches, which was 2.19 inches above average.
That topped Bangor’s total of 3.27 inches of rain and melted snow, which was just 0.11 inch below average.
According to the Climate Prediction Center, below-normal temperatures will last across areas of the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast into the start of the second week of April.
