| Observation Date |
Observation Time |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snowfall SWE |
Snow Depth |
Snow SWE |
Notes |
| 10/1/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.23 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain thru most of Sunday, heavy at times during the morning. Brief dry spell 2-4PM, more light showers, drizzle and fog thru 6PM. Becoming Partly cloudy overnight and early this AM.
Storm total rainfall since Friday evening 2.42"
At 7:00AM: Partly Cloudy, 56F/13C; Winds W-SW 10-15 Gusting 21MPH |
| 10/11/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy with drizzle thru Wed. afternoon, showers developing after 2PM. Some heavier showers during the evening, and occasional thunder and lightning after midnight. Breezy with southerly winds 15-25, gusts to 30 MPH Wed.evening. Clearing early this morning with winds shifting to NW and W 14-20 gusting to 26MPH.
At 8:00AM Clear sunny skies Breezy, W-NW winds 10-20 Gusting to 29MPH. Temp 49F/10c. |
| 10/15/2012 |
8:30 AM |
0.31 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Showers Sunday morning, moderate at times, and breezy. S-SW Winds 10-20 gusting to 25MPH. Cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening with drizzle and fog. Cloudy overnight and Monday morning, continued breezy.
At 8:30AM: Cloudy with a few breaks of sunshine, 60F/16c; winds S-SW 15-20 gusts to 24MPH. |
| 10/17/2012 |
8:15 AM |
0.21 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light showers Tuesday morning, continuing into early afternoon. Slow clearing late Tuesday afternoon, breezy NW winds 10-20MPH; clear and cold overnight. Low temp. early Wed of 34.
At 8:00 AM: Clear sunny skies, Light NW Winds 5MPH; Temp 38F/3C |
| 10/20/2012 |
7:00 AM |
1.05 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain overnight, heavy at times. Thunder heard at 5AM.
At 7:00AM: Moderate rain, fog, Winds SSE 5-10MPH. Temp 62F/17C. |
| 10/21/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.80 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Heavy rain at times Saturday morning, ending by early afternoon. Cloudy with drizzle and fog thru Sat. Evening; clearing overnight. Sunny pleasant Sunday morning.
At 8:30AM Mostly sunny 52F/11C Light NW Winds 5-10MPH.
Friday night/Saturday rain total 1.85" |
| 11/8/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.35 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
Cloudy cold and raw Wednesday with snow developing by 8PM. Snow mixed with and turned to rain overnight, accumulating to 1/3 inch here along the shoreline, although areas in SW Harbor away from water rcvd over an inch of snow. Temps hovering between 33-34F all evening, slowly warming overnight. Rain and windy overnight, temps rising to 38 by sunrise. Winds N-NE 15-25 Gusting to 29 overnight and early this morning.
At 8:00AM: Cloudy, drizzle 38F/3c; winds N-NE 15-20 gusting to 28MPH. |
| 11/9/2012 |
7:30 AM |
0.95 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Wet cold and windy Thursday. Temps rose to 41 during the day, so what little bit of snow fell Wed. night was gone by 10AM. Rain thru Thursday, heavy at times into the evening. Brisk N-NE winds 15-25 gusting to 30MPH. Cloudy overnight, and temps stayed above freezing.
At 7:30AM: Overcast. 37F/3c Winds Noth 10-15MPH. |
| 12/3/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.36 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Showers thru the day Sunday; windy and mild. High temp of 53. South winds 15-25 gusting to 33MPH during afternoon. A few more light showers overnight, with clearing by sunrise this morning.
At 8:00AM Partly Cloudy, temp. 47F/8c; Light West winds 5-8MPH. |
| 12/5/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.13 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Breezy and mild overnight, temp never went below 50. S-SW winds 15-25 gusts to 31MPH. Showers beginning by 7AM, continuing at this time.
At 8:00AM: Light rain, 54F/12c; Winds S-SW 15-20MPH Gusting to 27. |
| 12/11/2012 |
8:30 AM |
0.67 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain began early Monday morning, not even starting as a snow/sleet mix, due to warm temps. Light to moderate rain thru the day with temperatures rising to a high of 51. Brisk SE to S winds during the day 15-25MPH. Drizzle and thick fog Monday evening and overnight, and very slow clearing beginning by 7AM this morning.
At 8:30AM: Mostly Cloudy with a few clearing breaks. Calm wind. Temp 41F/5c. |
| 12/19/2012 |
7:00 AM |
2.07 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain Tuesday, moderate to heavy at times and Windy. E-SE winds 20-30, gusting to 35MPH. More rain overnight and early this morning. Some minor coastal flooding at high tide Tuesday afternoon, and early Wed. morning. |
| 12/22/2012 |
7:00 AM |
0.95 |
0.0 |
M |
M |
M |
Rain developing just after noon Friday, moderate to heavy late in afternoon and evening. Very windy with SE winds 20-30 gusting to 35, peak gust of 39MPH. Much stronger offshore.
Some minor wind damage and a few trees down blocking local highways. Two hour power outage 8-10PM Friday evening on most of Mount Desert Island.
Winds shifted to SW after 10 Friday evening, Continued breezy overnight SW 15-25 Gusts to 35MPH. Heaviest rain ended after 10PM; a few light showers overnight and this morning.
At 7:00AM: Cloudy, light shower, Temp 40F/4c; Winds SW 10-20 Gusting to 26MPH. |
| 12/23/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.25 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Showers thru the day Saturday, temps cooling off from mid 40's during the day with increasing NW winds. A few light flurries last evening and overnight, just a dusting on ground. Breeezy with NW winds 10-20 gusts to 25. Clearing by sunrise and cold, overnight low of 22.
At 8:00AM: Partly Sunny, Temp. 23F/-5c. NW Winds 10-15MPH gusts to 20. Dusting of snow on ground. |
| 12/27/2012 |
8:00 AM |
0.36 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain developing by 5AM with increasing Easterly winds. Temps holding between 36-38 so no snow or mix here along shoreline--yet.
At 8:00AM Moderate Rain, Temp. 36F/2c. Dew Point 34F/1c; Winds ENE 15 Gusting to 28MPH. Barometer 29.86Falling. |
| 12/28/2012 |
8:00 AM |
1.67 |
5.3 |
1.67 |
5.0 |
1.67 |
Rain thru most of Thursday, here along shoreline, but much more snow away from water. Temps stayed between 35-36 thru much of the day, slowly cooling after 5PM Rain occasionally mixed with snow during the PM; gradually becoming all-snow by 6PM. Winds NE thru the day 20-30MPH Pk gust 38MPH. Snow thru Thursday evening, ending shortly after midnight.
At 8:00AM: Partly Cloudy, Temp. 27F/-3c; Winds NW 15 gusting to 27MPH. |
| 1/7/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.05 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
15.0 |
M |
Light snow early Sunday morning followed by mostly cloudy skies thru rest of day, fairly mild temps in mid 30s early morning dropping into 20s by sunset. Mostly Cloudy overnight with a few very light flurries early Monday morning.
At 7:45AM: Overcast Temp. 18F/-8c. Winds NW 5MPH. 15inches of snow on ground. |
| 1/22/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.02 |
0.5 |
M |
0.5 |
M |
Light snow overnight and early this morning, little accumulation.
At 8:15AM: Overcast 14F/-10c, Northerly winds 5-10MPH.
|
| 2/3/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.06 |
1.5 |
0.06 |
1.5 |
M |
Light snow last evening and overnight; inch-and-a-half accumulation. Clearing by sunrise.
At 8:00AM Partly Cloudy 22F/-5c Light N-NE breeze 5-8MPH |
| 2/7/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.07 |
1.2 |
0.07 |
1.0 |
M |
Light snow Wednesday morning, dropping just over an inch, followed by clearing and a mild afternoon with max. temp of 36. Clear and turning cold overnight with low temp this morning of 6.
At 8:00AM: Clear, Temp. 7F/-13c; NW Wind 5-8MPH. |
| 2/10/2013 |
8:30 AM |
0.85 |
19.0 |
0.85 |
19.0 |
M |
Heavy and drifting snow thru Sat. morning, lull in action between 10AM-2PM then more snow, heavy at times thru afternoon, tapering off to light during evening and a few leftover flurries overnight. Clearing by Sunrise this morning.
This is the most snowfall recorded in one storm in 13-years of record keeping here.
At 8:30AM Mostly Sunny; temp 15F/-9c. Winds N-NW 10 gusts to 21MPH. Barometer 30.19 Rising |
| 2/12/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.47 |
T |
T |
14.0 |
M |
Light snow beginning just before 12Noon Monday, then quickly turning to rain. Temps warming to upper 30s by end of afternoon. Showers during the evening and temps warming to 42. Cloudy overnight and cooling down to freezing.
At 8:00AM: Overcast, 34F/1c; calm winds. |
| 2/28/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.54 |
1.5 |
M |
T |
M |
Light snow began late Wed. afternoon, continuing thru evening, then turning to rain ovenight, after accumulating to an inch and a half, Rain continuing this morning.
At 8:15 AM: Overcast. LIght rain, Temp 39F/3c; Winds NE 5-10MPH. |
| 3/1/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.17 |
T |
T |
T |
M |
Light rain drizzle and fog thru the day on Thursday. A few light flurries overnight and eary this morning. Just a dusting.
At 8:00AM Overcast. 32F/0c. Winds NE 5-10MPH. |
| 3/13/2013 |
6:45 AM |
1.06 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain developing by 6PM Tuesday evening. Continuing overnight; heavy at times thru 6AM. Quite windy also, Winds South 20-30MPH. |
| 3/14/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.30 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Rain continuing Wednesday morning, slowly letting up early afternoon, slow clearing later PM and early evening. Clear and cold overnight, low of 28.
At 7:45AM: Clear, 30F/-1c; Calm winds. |
| 3/20/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.90 |
8.5 |
0.90 |
8.5 |
0.90 |
Snow began by 7:30 Tuesday morning, light thru early afternoon, becoming heavy after 3PM, continuing thru evening. Winds E-NE 15-25 gusts to 33MPH. Snow ended by sunrise this morning, with partial clearing.
At 8:00AM Partly Cloudy, 20F/-6c, Winds NW 10-15MPH. |
| 4/1/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.88 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
After a beautiful sunny Easter Sunday, clouds increased during late afternoon and evening. Rain began shortly after 3:00AM, moderate to heavy at times thru early morning. Tapering off by 8:00AM. Breezy, S winds 10-20 Gusts 25MPH.
At 8:00AM : Light rain 39F/4c; winds S-SW 10-15MPH. |
| 4/2/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.16 |
0.0 |
M |
0.0 |
M |
Light showers Monday morning, followed by partial clearing during afternoon, breezy and cool. A few more light showers Monday evening, then clearing overnight. Sunny and cold this morning, overnight low of 27.
At 7:45AM: Clear, 30F/-1c, Winds N-NW 10-15, gusts to 20MPH. |
| 4/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.41 |
T |
0.00 |
0.0 |
M |
Mix of snow pellets, snow and rain developed by 2PM Friday, becoming all rain after 4PM. No accumulation. Light Rain thru the evening and overnight, quite cold temp hovered at 34 all night long and thru sunrise this morning.
At 7:00 AM: Light rain 34F/1c; wind NE 5-10MPH. |
| 4/24/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Showers Tuesdayu evening. Moderate steady rain this moring.Breezy with NE winds 10-20MPH.
At 7:00AM: Light rain, fog, 44F/6c NE Wind 12MPH. |
| 4/25/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.42 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain thru Wednesday afternoon, slow clearing late Wed afternoon becoming clear during the evening with bright full moon. Clouding up early this morning with light rain showers after 7AM.
At 8:00AM: Cloudy, Light Rain and fog, 46F/8c, SW Winds 5-10MPH. |
| 5/10/2013 |
7:45 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Showers beginning by 7AM Thursday, intermittent thru morning, followed by fog and drizzle thru PM; Even a brief thunderstorm 4:15-4:30PM with quick heavy downpour. Very thick fog thru the evening and overnight. At 7:45AM: Fog, Visibility 1/4 mile; Temp.53F/11c; calm wind; |
| 6/8/2013 |
7:00 AM |
1.62 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain began shortly before 8PM Friday night; continuing overnight. Heavy downpours at times early Sat. AM.
At 7:00AM: Heavy Rain, fog, Temp 51F/11c; Winds East 5-10MPH. Barometer 29.80/falling. |
| 6/9/2013 |
9:00 AM |
0.91 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain continuing Saturday morning, heavy at times, thunder heard between 7-7:30AM. Rain ended by noon. Mostly cloudy PM, Slow clearing by evening.
Storm total: 2.53" |
| 6/11/2013 |
9:00 AM |
0.15 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain began shortly after 5AM, continuing this morning.
At 9:00AM: Cloudy, fog, Light Rain, Temp. 52F/11c; Winds East 5-10MPH. |
| 6/12/2013 |
8:00 AM |
1.35 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain thru the day on Tuesday, letting up briefly during the evening; but more rain overnight and this morning.
At 8:00AM: Light rain, fog. Winds E-NE5MPH,Temp 52F/11c |
| 6/13/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.63 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain thru the day on Wed. slowly tapering off to drizzle and fog Wed. evening and overnight. Slow clearing after sunrise, becoming Partly Sunny by 7AM
At 7AM: Partly Sunny Temp 54F/12c, NW WInds 5MPH.
Total rainfall from storm 1.77" |
| 6/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.29 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After a sunny warm start to Monday with max. temp of 74 winds shifted on onshore seabreeze dropping temps into 60s after noon. Thunderstorm approached from NW after 4PM with mod rain for about a half-hour. No nearby lightning strikes, although plenty of thunder. Light winds thru the storm; max. gust of 15MPH. No hail or torrential downpours. Clearing by 8PM.
At 7:00AM: Mostly Cloudy Calm wind. Temp 58F/14c
|
| 6/29/2013 |
8:30 AM |
1.48 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain thru the day Friday, heavy at times during the morning with thunder at noontime. Rain tapered off during early afternoon. Drizzle and fog thru Friday evening, a few light showers overnight and early Sat.AM
At 8:00AM: Fog, drizzle, Temp. 58F/14c. South breeze 5MPH. |
| 7/2/2013 |
8:30 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Mostly Cloudy Monday, a few glimpses of sun mid-day,with temp briefly hitting 72, otherwise continued fog and drizzle here along the coast with temps falling back into low 60s thru the afternoon. Showers developing Monday evening, continuing overnight and early this morning. Quite breezy overnight NE Winds gusting to 25MPH.
At 8:30AM: Overcast, patchy fog, Temp. 56F/13c. Winds NE 10-20MPH. |
| 7/18/2013 |
7:00 AM |
0.25 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thundershower Wednesday evening dropped a quarter-inch of rain between 11PM and midnight. Patchy early morning fog, then clearing by sunrise. Sunny and warming up this morning. |
| 7/19/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.12 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Sunny warm Thursday with a high temp of 84F/29c. Clouding up Thursday evening with a light thundershower shortly before midnight. A few more light showers early Friday morning.
At 800AM: Cloudy, Temp 66F/19c; Wind South 5MPH. |
| 7/23/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy and foggy overnight. Showers began at 6:30AM this morning, quite heavy within past half hour.
At 7:30AM: Moderate rain, fog, Temp 60F/16c. Wind NE 5MPH. |
| 7/26/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.49 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light rain began late Thursday evening, continuing overnight and this morning.
At 7:30AM: Cloudy, light rain, Temp. 64F/18c;
NNE winds 5-7MPH |
| 7/27/2013 |
7:30 AM |
1.67 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Wet Friday, with rain thru the morning and most of the afternoon; heaviest mid-day. Rain tapered off by 5PM with a few leftover showers thru the evening. Storm Total of 2.16". Drizzle and fog after midnight. Skies cloudy this morning after sunrise with fog dissipating.
At 7:30AM: Mostly cloudy, with breaks in overcast, skies trying to clear. Temp 62f/17c, Winds WNW 5-10MPH. |
| 7/29/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.45 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Showers mid-day Sunday, followed by cloudy afternoon and evening, cool and humid. Fog overnight and this morning.
At 8:15AM: Cloudy, fog, visibility 1/2 mile. calm winds. Temp. 60F/16c. |
| 8/2/2013 |
8:15 AM |
0.22 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain developing shortly after 3AM. Light rain thru early morning hours.
At 8:15AM: Light rain, fog. Temp 60F/16c.Calm wind. |
| 8/3/2013 |
6:15 AM |
0.40 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Light to occasionally moderate rain much of Friday morning, tapering off to a few showers during afternoon. Thick fog and drizzle overnight and this morning.
At 6:15AM: Thick fog, visibility less than 1/4 mile. Air Temp 56F/13c; Calm winds. |
| 8/9/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.55 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Rain Thursday morning, heavy at times until noontime, then drizzle and fog remainder of day, last evening, and overnight.
At 8:00AM: Cloudy, drizzle, fog, visib.1/4 mile. Temp. 62F/17c, Wind South 5-10MPH. |
| 8/10/2013 |
6:15 AM |
0.91 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Thunderstorm 8:30-9AM Friday, followed by rain, moderate thru most of the day and continuing into Friday evening. Quite windy Friday evening S-SE winds 15-25 Gusting to 30MPH. Rain ended by 10PM followed by thick fog overnight. Slow clearing after sunrise this morning.
At 6:15AM: Clearing skies, patchy ground fog. Temp 63F/17c; wind NW 5MPH. |
| 8/23/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.02 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After a beautiful sunny warm Thursday with a high temp. of 83; clouds increased overnight, with a brief, light shower early this morning. Slow clearing after sunrise.
At 8:00AM: Partly Cloudy. Temp. 66F/19c. Winds NW 2-5 MPH |
| 8/31/2013 |
6:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
A few showers overnight; light to occasionally moderate. |
| 9/3/2013 |
8:30 AM |
1.90 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Labor Day was a washout! Rain thru the day, with numerous heavy downpours, especially during early afternoon. Rain continued thru evening, even a few flashes of lightning around 10PM. Drizzle and fog overnight and early this morning.
At 8:30AM: Cloudy, fog, visib 1/2 mile; Calm wind, Temp 64F/18c
|
| 9/5/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.27 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy overnight; Light rain developing by 6:00AM.
At 8:00AM: Light rain, Temp.56F/13c Wind NW 5MPH. |
| 9/12/2013 |
8:00 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Cloudy with thick fog thru most of Wed, with skies finally clearing after 3PM, Very humid with high temp of 71, also max. Dew Point of 71. Partly Cloudy during the evening. Two Thunderstorms passed just south of Mount Desert Island between 10PM and 2AM. First storm between 10-11PM just accompanied by lightning, no nearby strikes, mostly over water; second storm between 1-2AM accompanied by brief downpours, max. wind of 18MPH; followed by cloudy skies rest of night.
Some partial clearing this morning after 6AM.
At 8:00AM: Partly Cloudy; Temp 66F/19c, Light South breeze 5MPH. |
| 9/13/2013 |
8:30 AM |
0.06 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
After a warm, humid start to Thursday, fog rolled in by 10AM and stayed thru rest of the day. No showers or storms here on Mount Desert Island thru the evening, the heaviest were well NW of here. Very thick fog overnight. Light showers earlier this morning between 6-7AM.
At 8:30AM: Thick fog; visib 1/4 mile, Calm wind, Temp 60F/16c. |
| 9/14/2013 |
6:30 AM |
0.26 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Compared with other areas of Maine which received much more precip, here on Mount Desert Island, we were relatively "dry". Two day total only .58"
A few showers thru most of Friday morning; then cloudy and foggy rest of the day and overnight. Clearing early this morning.
At 6:30 AM: Partly Cloudy, Temp. 56F/13c; calm wind. |
| 9/23/2013 |
7:30 AM |
0.74 |
M |
M |
M |
M |
Windy early Sunday morning, Southerly winds 15-25MPH, peak gust to 33MPH. Heavy rain squall passed thru 8-10AM with second round marking passage of the cold front from 11AM-1PM with heavy rain and a few rumbles of thunder. Cloudy thru rest of Sunday afternoon with slow clearing by sunset, becoming Partly Cloudy overnight. Mostly Clear, breezy and cool this morning.
At 7:30AM: Mostly Clear, 46F/8c, Winds NW 7-12MPH, gusts to 21MPH. |