Portland Weather in 1948

Historical record of Portland, Maine weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.

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1948 Portland Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 27
Lowest temperature	-21 °F	January 24
Highest daily low	71 °F	August 28
Lowest daily high	5 °F	January 30
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	May 17
Most daily snow	9.5 inches	January 18
Total annual precipitation	37.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	62.4 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Portland in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Portland, Maine in 1948 was 100 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Portland in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 27
1	100 °F	Aug 26
3	98 °F	Aug 28
4	94 °F	Aug 29
4	94 °F	Jul 11
6	93 °F	Aug 25
7	91 °F	Jul 10
8	90 °F	Jul 30
9	89 °F	Jul 28
10	88 °F	Jul 31
10	88 °F	Jul 21
10	88 °F	Jun 30

What was the coldest temperature in Portland in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Portland, Maine in 1948 was -21 °F which happened on Jan 24.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Portland in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-21 °F	January 24
2	-19 °F	February 10
3	-17 °F	February 11
3	-17 °F	January 31
5	-15 °F	February 9
5	-15 °F	January 19
7	-14 °F	February 1
7	-14 °F	January 30
9	-13 °F	March 6
10	-12 °F	February 4

January 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	21	0.00	0.0
January 2	31	17	0.09	1.5
January 3	37	30	0.00	0.1
January 4	34	24	0.00	0.0
January 5	30	25	0.00	0.0
January 6	32	23	0.00	0.0
January 7	29	14	0.04	0.7
January 8	30	7	0.00	0.0
January 9	39	7	0.57	3.6
January 10	24	-5	0.00	0.0
January 11	20	-9	0.00	0.0
January 12	35	-7	0.01	0.1
January 13	37	32	0.17	0.8
January 14	32	6	0.00	0.0
January 15	14	-2	0.00	0.0
January 16	27	-1	0.07	1.1
January 17	30	20	0.04	1.6
January 18	26	3	0.70	9.5
January 19	15	-15	0.00	0.0
January 20	29	5	0.00	0.0
January 21	32	9	0.38	3.1
January 22	32	16	0.00	0.0
January 23	22	-9	0.00	0.0
January 24	8	-21	0.12	2.0
January 25	15	-2	0.20	6.4
January 26	21	-11	0.00	0.0
January 27	25	4	0.00	0.0
January 28	19	-3	0.00	0.0
January 29	28	5	0.00	0.0
January 30	5	-14	0.00	0.0
January 31	25	-17	0.00	0.0

February 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	25	-14	0.00	0.0
February 2	34	-4	0.00	0.0
February 3	24	-10	0.00	0.0
February 4	9	-12	0.01	0.2
February 5	20	-1	0.00	0.0
February 6	23	-6	0.00	0.0
February 7	28	-9	0.00	0.2
February 8	31	0	0.04	1.2
February 9	16	-15	0.00	0.0
February 10	14	-19	0.00	0.0
February 11	26	-17	0.08	1.0
February 12	38	14	0.07	0.5
February 13	35	1	0.43	2.2
February 14	52	25	0.53	0.0
February 15	25	8	0.00	0.0
February 16	36	-1	0.00	0.0
February 17	51	32	0.00	0.0
February 18	43	17	0.00	0.0
February 19	42	11	0.01	0.0
February 20	43	18	0.02	0.0
February 21	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 22	23	12	0.00	0.0
February 23	26	6	0.00	0.0
February 24	29	2	0.00	0.0
February 25	46	25	0.00	0.0
February 26	41	29	0.00	0.0
February 27	42	24	0.00	0.0
February 28	26	16	0.30	5.5
February 29	28	12	0.15	1.5

March 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	26	-1	0.00	0.0
March 2	31	15	0.73	5.0
March 3	31	15	0.06	0.8
March 4	34	7	0.00	0.0
March 5	17	-4	0.00	0.0
March 6	32	-13	0.00	0.0
March 7	36	17	0.34	3.0
March 8	31	13	0.02	0.2
March 9	40	3	0.00	0.0
March 10	36	17	0.00	0.0
March 11	31	16	0.45	6.4
March 12	32	5	0.00	0.0
March 13	32	1	0.00	0.0
March 14	33	-2	0.00	0.0
March 15	46	29	0.00	0.0
March 16	53	38	0.13	0.0
March 17	48	33	0.00	0.0
March 18	40	27	0.00	0.0
March 19	43	29	0.70	0.0
March 20	61	33	0.00	0.0
March 21	58	26	0.02	0.0
March 22	70	36	0.08	0.0
March 23	39	34	0.00	0.0
March 24	56	33	0.00	0.0
March 25	45	26	0.00	0.0
March 26	46	24	0.00	0.0
March 27	56	43	0.08	0.0
March 28	54	29	0.02	0.1
March 29	41	19	0.00	0.0
March 30	52	31	0.00	0.0
March 31	47	33	0.00	0.0

April 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	48	43	0.51
April 2	55	40	0.12
April 3	40	30	0.00
April 4	54	26	0.00
April 5	60	29	0.00
April 6	54	35	0.23
April 7	52	29	0.00
April 8	42	29	0.00
April 9	51	31	0.00
April 10	42	27	0.00
April 11	42	17	0.48
April 12	54	37	0.03
April 13	57	41	0.00
April 14	44	33	0.96
April 15	51	32	0.08
April 16	52	27	0.00
April 17	43	26	0.04
April 18	47	21	0.00
April 19	50	31	0.00
April 20	61	41	0.05
April 21	50	31	0.15
April 22	55	28	0.00
April 23	52	33	0.00
April 24	64	37	0.00
April 25	54	33	0.00
April 26	49	27	0.00
April 27	53	30	0.00
April 28	48	36	0.00
April 29	56	34	0.00
April 30	53	38	0.25

May 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	53	34	0.07
May 2	64	32	0.00
May 3	60	30	0.00
May 4	68	28	0.00
May 5	59	36	0.00
May 6	54	40	0.00
May 7	48	42	0.77
May 8	58	40	0.25
May 9	66	38	0.00
May 10	57	46	0.17
May 11	57	43	0.60
May 12	62	46	0.82
May 13	53	44	0.01
May 14	47	42	0.46
May 15	58	39	0.10
May 16	58	35	0.02
May 17	49	44	2.07
May 18	67	47	0.85
May 19	54	41	0.01
May 20	48	37	0.10
May 21	46	42	0.24
May 22	54	42	0.71
May 23	61	41	0.00
May 24	62	45	0.00
May 25	51	46	0.24
May 26	55	45	0.15
May 27	63	50	0.01
May 28	65	50	0.00
May 29	68	52	0.01
May 30	61	55	0.08
May 31	67	53	0.00

June 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	69	50	0.01
June 2	76	46	0.00
June 3	71	49	0.00
June 4	73	50	0.00
June 5	64	47	0.99
June 6	71	44	0.00
June 7	71	43	0.70
June 8	57	50	0.18
June 9	51	48	0.07
June 10	60	46	0.02
June 11	57	45	0.00
June 12	55	48	0.02
June 13	50	48	0.31
June 14	67	48	0.00
June 15	73	50	0.06
June 16	71	47	0.00
June 17	76	48	0.00
June 18	73	47	0.00
June 19	62	49	0.62
June 20	76	46	0.01
June 21	76	53	0.01
June 22	73	49	0.00
June 23	69	45	0.04
June 24	80	53	0.63
June 25	86	67	0.00
June 26	73	54	0.00
June 27	68	53	0.01
June 28	66	56	0.04
June 29	76	57	0.01
June 30	88	58	0.18

July 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	64	0.10
July 2	82	58	0.00
July 3	81	50	0.00
July 4	76	53	0.00
July 5	68	56	0.01
July 6	63	53	0.29
July 7	75	52	0.01
July 8	84	54	0.00
July 9	86	55	0.00
July 10	91	61	0.00
July 11	94	63	0.00
July 12	87	66	0.00
July 13	83	63	0.03
July 14	81	60	0.00
July 15	77	55	0.00
July 16	85	50	0.00
July 17	80	59	0.00
July 18	85	64	0.00
July 19	85	61	0.00
July 20	81	58	0.00
July 21	88	60	0.13
July 22	81	56	0.00
July 23	71	55	0.61
July 24	81	55	0.01
July 25	83	55	0.00
July 26	79	60	0.00
July 27	82	64	0.05
July 28	89	64	0.00
July 29	86	60	0.00
July 30	90	61	0.00
July 31	88	63	0.00

August 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	58	0.00
August 2	87	60	0.00
August 3	81	53	0.00
August 4	77	55	0.00
August 5	77	62	0.00
August 6	69	56	0.13
August 7	75	50	0.00
August 8	81	53	0.00
August 9	76	51	0.02
August 10	80	54	0.00
August 11	77	50	0.00
August 12	68	61	0.53
August 13	70	60	0.05
August 14	78	61	0.06
August 15	85	58	0.00
August 16	84	58	0.00
August 17	72	54	0.00
August 18	74	53	0.01
August 19	75	46	0.00
August 20	80	58	0.00
August 21	83	58	0.00
August 22	82	57	0.00
August 23	74	60	0.01
August 24	85	56	0.04
August 25	93	68	0.00
August 26	100	70	0.00
August 27	100	66	0.00
August 28	98	71	0.00
August 29	94	70	0.00
August 30	74	60	0.00
August 31	66	53	0.21

September 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	73	50	0.00
September 2	73	50	0.00
September 3	77	49	0.00
September 4	75	56	0.00
September 5	85	51	0.00
September 6	86	52	0.00
September 7	79	55	0.00
September 8	75	56	0.00
September 9	82	51	0.00
September 10	78	58	0.00
September 11	76	52	0.00
September 12	82	54	0.00
September 13	84	52	0.00
September 14	77	50	0.00
September 15	68	40	0.00
September 16	67	36	0.00
September 17	59	30	0.00
September 18	73	54	0.10
September 19	76	45	0.00
September 20	60	39	0.20
September 21	64	40	0.00
September 22	66	33	0.00
September 23	59	45	0.00
September 24	61	42	0.00
September 25	73	41	0.00
September 26	74	39	0.00
September 27	80	39	0.00
September 28	82	49	0.00
September 29	71	44	0.00
September 30	85	44	0.00

October 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	64	55	0.80
October 2	76	52	0.00
October 3	60	39	0.00
October 4	61	30	0.00
October 5	64	30	0.00
October 6	64	41	0.00
October 7	64	36	0.00
October 8	58	36	0.87
October 9	67	40	0.11
October 10	63	39	0.00
October 11	64	46	0.21
October 12	66	53	0.35
October 13	66	40	0.00
October 14	61	34	0.00
October 15	62	33	0.00
October 16	61	28	0.00
October 17	66	49	0.00
October 18	56	27	0.14
October 19	47	21	0.00
October 20	45	31	0.15
October 21	48	28	0.00
October 22	49	21	0.00
October 23	49	25	0.00
October 24	51	39	0.00
October 25	50	43	0.68
October 26	62	42	0.03
October 27	64	31	0.00
October 28	62	29	0.00
October 29	60	32	0.00
October 30	62	29	0.00
October 31	66	32	0.00

November 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	48	26	0.00
November 2	49	23	0.00
November 3	52	21	0.00
November 4	55	44	1.65
November 5	62	49	0.00
November 6	59	49	0.01
November 7	63	43	0.34
November 8	59	33	0.00
November 9	59	30	0.00
November 10	59	49	0.57
November 11	53	33	0.42
November 12	54	27	0.00
November 13	50	43	0.07
November 14	48	29	0.00
November 15	44	29	0.01
November 16	46	34	0.00
November 17	50	34	0.08
November 18	56	31	0.00
November 19	53	27	0.45
November 20	46	36	1.80
November 21	48	31	0.00
November 22	46	30	0.15
November 23	43	39	0.27
November 24	47	40	0.33
November 25	47	40	0.11
November 26	49	37	0.00
November 27	53	39	0.22
November 28	49	34	0.00
November 29	35	27	0.00
November 30	36	22	0.00

December 1948 Portland Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	43	25	0.00	0.0
December 2	43	27	0.00	0.0
December 3	45	25	0.00	0.0
December 4	51	23	0.00	0.0
December 5	47	27	0.00	0.0
December 6	49	40	0.52	0.0
December 7	52	35	0.00	0.0
December 8	53	31	0.00	0.0
December 9	40	24	0.00	0.0
December 10	35	26	0.00	0.0
December 11	35	19	0.00	0.0
December 12	43	16	0.14	0.0
December 13	50	28	0.00	0.0
December 14	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 15	35	17	0.00	0.0
December 16	28	24	0.14	1.0
December 17	42	25	0.07	0.0
December 18	32	14	0.00	0.0
December 19	29	10	0.01	0.1
December 20	34	23	0.00	0.0
December 21	33	15	0.19	3.0
December 22	42	17	0.00	0.0
December 23	36	18	0.00	0.0
December 24	25	4	0.00	0.0
December 25	24	-1	0.00	0.0
December 26	17	2	0.00	0.0
December 27	23	-2	0.00	0.0
December 28	39	16	0.00	0.0
December 29	48	14	0.53	0.0
December 30	48	37	0.91	0.0
December 31	47	40	1.32	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Portland International JetPort	location
1871–1940	Portland	location