Portland Weather in 1942

Historical record of Portland, Maine weather for the year 1942 based on NOAA data.
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1942 Portland Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 92 °F July 14
Lowest temperature -16 °F January 8
Highest daily low 69 °F August 16
Lowest daily high 7 °F December 19
Most daily precipitation 2.2 inches March 22
Most daily snow 7.2 inches February 6
Total annual precipitation 44.1 inches -
Total annual snow 45.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Portland in 1942
Rank Temperature Date
1 92 °F Jul 14
2 91 °F Aug 22
3 90 °F Jul 20
3 90 °F Jun 12
5 88 °F Sep 1
6 87 °F Aug 23
6 87 °F Jul 25
8 86 °F Sep 2
8 86 °F Aug 21
8 86 °F Aug 17
8 86 °F Jul 13
Lowest Temperatures in Portland in 1942
Rank Temperature Date
1 -16 °F January 8
2 -15 °F December 20
2 -15 °F January 11
4 -12 °F December 19
4 -12 °F December 17
6 -11 °F January 10
7 -10 °F January 17
8 -7 °F December 21
9 -6 °F December 22
9 -6 °F January 16
9 -6 °F January 9
January 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 28 0.05 0.0
49 33 0.55 0.0
36 25 0.00 0.0
25 17 0.21 2.2
29 7 0.00 0.0
19 -4 0.00 0.0
17 -2 0.00 0.0
10 -16 0.00 0.0
16 -6 0.00 0.0
20 -11 0.15 1.2
19 -15 0.00 0.0
29 4 0.00 0.0
29 -4 0.00 0.0
38 -4 0.00 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.0
21 -6 0.00 0.0
31 -10 0.00 0.0
47 26 0.00 0.0
41 35 1.26 0.0
44 28 0.02 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
31 17 0.00 0.0
42 15 0.00 0.0
49 22 0.00 0.0
28 20 0.00 0.0
27 16 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
26 10 0.00 0.0
30 6 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.96 0.2
February 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
41 28 0.84 0.5
28 7 0.02 0.6
14 0 0.00 0.0
25 -2 0.00 0.0
30 3 0.45 1.3
31 26 0.67 7.2
34 23 0.93 0.5
37 21 0.06 0.0
24 14 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
32 5 0.00 0.0
27 -2 0.00 0.0
24 -2 0.00 0.0
31 19 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.00 0.0
30 5 0.20 0.8
37 29 0.59 1.5
39 22 0.00 0.0
27 8 0.08 0.0
20 3 0.00 2.0
20 -1 0.00 0.0
28 15 0.00 0.0
33 7 0.00 0.0
39 9 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.07 1.6
41 24 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.01 0.2
March 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 26 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.95 0.0
43 31 0.01 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.42 3.4
43 29 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
49 34 1.68 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
46 29 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.19 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.13 0.0
34 30 0.54 4.7
45 28 0.00 0.0
36 32 0.67 1.9
54 32 0.00 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
46 24 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.04 0.0
45 31 2.20 0.3
42 29 0.01 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.1
46 26 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.00 0.0
48 23 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.69 3.8
45 33 0.02 0.1
April 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 33 0.56 0.4
60 32 0.00 0.0
59 33 0.00 0.0
36 32 0.23 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.14 0.0
51 34 0.07 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.13 1.1
33 30 0.34 1.0
44 31 0.00 1.8
54 32 0.00 0.0
54 26 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.17 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
48 39 0.25 0.0
45 38 0.22 0.0
45 37 0.02 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
67 35 0.00 0.0
69 34 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
79 37 0.00 0.0
69 42 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.00 0.0
65 40 0.04 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
May 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 46 0.00 0.0
60 45 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
76 52 0.05 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
51 43 0.49 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
59 34 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
68 32 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.01 0.0
61 47 0.00 0.0
50 44 0.01 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
54 47 0.02 0.0
63 50 0.24 0.0
67 51 0.01 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
63 55 0.41 0.0
56 52 0.10 0.0
55 53 0.13 0.0
67 50 0.00 0.0
73 43 0.00 0.0
57 48 0.09 0.0
69 47 0.21 0.0
71 39 0.00 0.0
78 42 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
68 46 0.00 0.0
June 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 38 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
55 50 0.10 0.0
57 50 0.66 0.0
73 53 0.03 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
66 57 0.70 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
78 46 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
64 54 0.65 0.0
65 52 1.52 0.0
62 51 0.49 0.0
51 47 1.52 0.0
66 48 0.06 0.0
80 47 0.02 0.0
76 56 0.02 0.0
70 52 0.01 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
74 50 0.14 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.02 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
July 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 62 0.90 0.0
71 63 0.08 0.0
72 60 1.41 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.39 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.01 0.0
70 53 0.06 0.0
70 45 0.00 0.0
68 57 0.23 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
92 63 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
77 46 0.00 0.0
63 59 0.03 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.15 0.0
74 60 0.00 0.0
65 60 0.88 0.0
72 62 0.00 0.0
75 62 0.18 0.0
70 52 0.64 0.0
77 52 0.05 0.0
August 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 62 0.02 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
67 54 0.57 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
74 58 0.02 0.0
68 64 0.31 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.11 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
87 66 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.00 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
68 57 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
79 44 0.00 0.0
September 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 50 0.00 0.0
86 52 0.00 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
62 58 0.05 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
69 41 0.00 0.0
72 38 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
61 54 0.17 0.0
64 54 0.38 0.0
65 58 0.01 0.0
67 58 0.02 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
76 43 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.01 0.0
73 60 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.00 0.0
68 54 0.24 0.0
55 50 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.01 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
67 55 0.22 0.0
59 36 0.17 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
58 29 0.00 0.0
October 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 43 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.00 0.0
62 31 0.02 0.0
70 50 0.07 0.0
70 46 0.67 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
64 32 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
61 31 0.00 0.0
64 29 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
58 31 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.43 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
52 26 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.54 0.0
59 53 0.45 0.0
64 48 0.15 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.22 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
54 28 0.00 0.0
57 25 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
November 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
61 41 0.33 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
49 37 0.87 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.12 0.0
49 19 0.00 0.0
39 18 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.36 0.4
31 19 0.00 0.0
35 16 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.00 0.0
63 28 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.51 0.0
56 29 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.02 0.2
44 25 0.23 0.0
34 16 0.00 0.0
37 12 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.38 0.0
46 35 0.93 0.0
45 40 0.02 0.0
41 29 0.55 0.2
32 21 0.00 0.0
37 20 0.39 0.3
39 21 0.00 0.0
December 1942 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 15 0.40 0.3
52 24 1.88 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
40 27 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
28 11 0.00 0.0
40 11 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.01 0.1
43 28 0.00 0.0
29 17 0.12 1.0
24 11 0.00 0.0
31 23 0.00 0.0
27 -5 0.00 0.9
11 -12 0.00 0.0
21 2 0.00 0.0
7 -12 0.00 0.0
14 -15 0.00 0.0
12 -7 0.00 0.0
32 -6 0.05 0.0
37 18 0.05 1.1
38 31 0.00 0.0
39 25 0.00 0.0
35 14 0.00 0.0
22 10 0.00 0.0
27 10 0.33 2.4
24 20 0.08 0.0
43 22 2.07 0.5
41 22 0.00 0.0
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