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Climate tracking and current monthly summary.

Latest monthly summary: Feb. 2010

February of 2010 was  the warmest of record in the ten years here on the Hill. The avg. temp. was 5.2 deg. above normal at 27.7 deg. The lowest temp for the month was 4 deg. on the 6th and the highest was 44 on the 18th. The month was headed toward being the driest of record, with a four week stretch with no precip. at all until a powerful coastal storm late month brought two days of rain and snow. The month's total precip was 5.83" with a snowfall total of 10.7". The month was much more windy than normal with an avg. hourly windspeed of 8.6 mph and a peak gust of 56 mph on the 26th. Fog was recorded on two days.

Climate change - the numbers show the shift.

Turner, ME - 404 General Turner Hill Rd.

-Temperatures and snowfall- (1974-1999 base period normals) 

 Temperature  ( degs. F )

 *Values from 1999 on are running averages

   updated at the end of each month. Last update: 03/01/10

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 Snowfall

Last updated 03/10

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Comparing the long term data to that since 1999 shows

a slight warming shift in average annual temperatures and a shift

in the seasonal snowfall pattern but more notable is the trend to milder autumn

seasons and a later onset of winter, as well as slightly cooler spring temps.

Also heavier late winter/early spring snowfall. The temperature trend has been in place

throughout most of the decade but seems to be reversing somewhat as of late.

11/01/09