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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
2020 ended as the warmest year on record in Portland
The average temperature in Portland last year was 49.4 degrees, slightly higher than the previous record set in both 2010 and 2012.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Snowstorm blows through forecasts, leaving 1 to 2 feet across southern Maine
The storm quickly intensified to drop 3 to 4 inches an hour in parts of Maine, and strong winds caused whiteout conditions that led to numerous accidents.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2020
Rain, snow, growing outages as strong storm blasts through Maine
More than 166,000 CMP customers were without electricity Saturday night, and emergency management officials warned Mainers to avoid travel because of ice and snow.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Manchester woman injured after high winds down trees on Hammonds Grove home
Herta Freeman sustained large lacerations on her head, but was largely unharmed, after being pinned under debris after a tree fell on her son's home Monday night.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Utility crews work through the night to restore power to thousands of Mainers
The gusty winds caused more than 114,000 outages in Maine at the peak of storm, but repair crews reduced the number to less than 32,000 as of Thursday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Drought intensifies, threatening crops and groundwater supplies
Months of worsening drought conditions across Maine are leading to extreme conditions in some areas, with record low river levels and dry wells.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Frost, drought create exceptional season in Maine
The state is in high danger of wildfires, the Maine Forest Service says, even as mid-September frosts cut short the growing season.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Smoke from West Coast brings hazy skies to Maine as state warns of local fire danger
Smoke from the massive West Coast wildfires is not expected to create an air quality issues here, but sunsets will look a bit different.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2020
Drought conditions have spread to entire state, weather service says
'The last time we were in this widespread and severe of a drought was in the summer of 2002,' says meteorologist Michael Clair.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Portland records its hottest summer on record – again
With an average temperature of 70.5 degrees, the summer of 2020 was more than 3 degrees warmer than 'normal.'
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