It’s finally acting a little like January in Maine around here – but nothing like historical Maine Januarys. It snowed a few inches overnight into the morning yesterday, a nice, sticky little coating that you can see in the images here.
Today it has been snowing since early morning – fine, dandruff-like flakes that are having trouble hanging onto spruce and fir needles, probably because the temperature has been hovering at or above 32 degrees (F). The forecast is for the snow to continue all day into the night.
Historically, January has been Maine’s snowiest month. Overall, during this month, we have had about 50 to 70 inches along the coast and 60 to 110 inches inland. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration location-based records for 1983 through 2010, nearby Acadia National Park averaged 23 days of snow in January, which accumulated to 72 (71.8) inches for the month on average. We’ve had nothing like that since climate warming has arrived. (Brooklin, Maine)