Portland Weather in 1953

Historical record of Portland, Maine weather for the year 1953 based on NOAA data.
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1953 Portland Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F August 29
Lowest temperature -1 °F March 11
Highest daily low 66 °F September 6
Lowest daily high 16 °F March 10
Most daily precipitation 2.5 inches March 13
Most daily snow 6.6 inches January 9
Total annual precipitation 48.3 inches -
Total annual snow 30.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Portland in 1953
Rank Temperature Date
1 96 °F Aug 29
1 96 °F Jul 17
3 95 °F Aug 30
4 94 °F Sep 2
5 93 °F Aug 28
6 92 °F Jun 26
6 92 °F Jun 20
8 91 °F Aug 31
9 89 °F Jul 30
9 89 °F Jun 27
9 89 °F Jun 6
Lowest Temperatures in Portland in 1953
Rank Temperature Date
1 -1 °F March 11
2 0 °F February 14
3 3 °F February 2
4 4 °F December 19
5 5 °F December 18
5 5 °F March 2
5 5 °F January 27
8 6 °F February 6
9 7 °F December 17
9 7 °F March 10
9 7 °F February 13
9 7 °F February 1
January 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
34 14 0.00 0.0
37 10 0.00 0.0
44 32 1.21 0.0
40 19 0.00 0.0
29 10 0.00 0.0
33 14 0.01 0.1
30 14 0.01 0.1
25 10 0.00 0.0
24 15 0.49 6.6
31 22 0.19 0.2
34 28 0.38 0.0
38 21 0.04 0.0
33 21 0.09 1.9
40 13 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
53 19 0.00 0.0
26 10 0.00 0.0
47 22 0.76 2.6
46 26 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
36 23 0.00 0.1
36 20 0.00 0.1
42 17 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.87 0.0
49 26 0.08 0.0
27 14 0.00 0.0
32 5 0.05 0.5
45 28 0.96 1.3
35 23 0.00 0.0
30 15 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.01 0.0
February 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 7 0.01 0.0
18 3 0.00 0.0
19 13 0.25 3.5
29 19 0.04 0.7
33 12 0.00 0.0
40 6 0.00 0.0
45 39 0.67 0.0
40 33 0.03 0.3
40 25 0.00 0.0
32 20 0.00 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.0
23 15 0.15 3.9
28 7 0.04 0.7
40 0 0.00 0.0
49 15 1.80 0.0
39 26 0.06 0.0
37 23 0.00 0.0
32 16 0.00 0.0
39 14 0.00 0.0
41 17 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.09 0.0
38 23 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
48 13 0.00 0.0
39 21 0.01 0.3
40 18 0.14 0.0
47 25 0.01 0.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
March 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
26 8 0.00 0.0
31 5 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.76 2.7
41 23 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.00 0.0
26 8 0.00 0.0
30 9 0.00 0.0
16 7 0.00 0.0
30 -1 0.00 0.0
54 25 0.00 0.0
46 35 2.49 0.0
49 32 0.01 0.0
39 32 0.59 0.0
39 33 1.37 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.00 0.0
40 27 0.17 0.7
39 31 0.10 0.3
50 26 0.00 0.0
54 22 0.00 0.0
66 28 0.00 0.0
54 40 1.71 0.0
53 42 0.19 0.0
48 43 0.95 0.0
46 41 0.37 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
48 39 0.33 0.0
50 41 0.73 0.0
54 42 0.20 0.0
April 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
54 32 0.00 0.0
47 41 0.11 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
55 28 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.15 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.28 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
62 35 0.00 0.0
47 36 0.09 0.0
52 36 0.09 0.0
60 31 0.09 0.0
44 35 1.06 0.0
38 32 1.03 2.1
54 34 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.63 0.0
58 35 0.65 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
47 39 0.00 0.0
45 35 0.25 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
59 29 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.05 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
48 44 0.49 0.0
50 43 0.24 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
May 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 35 0.99 0.0
45 37 0.34 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
72 34 0.00 0.0
62 46 0.07 0.0
67 42 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
61 50 0.04 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
82 44 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
52 49 0.34 0.0
52 47 0.38 0.0
50 46 0.77 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
52 48 0.18 0.0
65 47 0.23 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
58 43 0.00 0.0
66 43 0.13 0.0
72 42 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
64 38 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.02 0.0
66 44 0.17 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
June 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 39 0.00 0.0
75 45 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.02 0.0
65 51 0.22 0.0
89 49 0.00 0.0
74 56 0.09 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
73 47 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
92 58 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.42 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
76 44 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.00 0.0
89 56 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.06 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
82 50 0.00 0.0
July 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 63 0.00 0.0
72 63 0.04 0.0
87 50 0.00 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
81 46 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.00 0.0
88 57 0.00 0.0
84 52 0.11 0.0
80 52 0.07 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
63 54 1.33 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
96 60 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
72 62 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.44 0.0
86 57 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.58 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
89 55 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
August 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 43 0.00 0.0
73 40 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.11 0.0
67 52 1.87 0.0
79 50 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
63 60 0.75 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.49 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
84 47 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.02 0.0
65 57 0.02 0.0
79 61 0.01 0.0
69 62 0.00 0.0
93 63 0.00 0.0
96 65 0.00 0.0
95 63 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.00 0.0
September 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 55 0.00 0.0
94 62 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
78 66 0.67 0.0
81 60 0.24 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
69 36 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
72 52 0.95 0.0
62 44 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.03 0.0
63 44 0.04 0.0
67 48 0.17 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
66 36 0.00 0.0
70 58 0.00 0.0
66 57 0.47 0.0
65 37 0.03 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
61 28 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
October 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 41 0.00 0.0
72 33 0.00 0.0
76 34 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
62 49 0.09 0.0
51 42 0.17 0.0
46 39 0.46 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
59 22 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
59 39 0.19 0.0
55 27 0.00 0.0
62 23 0.00 0.0
69 33 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
70 31 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
74 40 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.06 0.0
70 45 0.01 0.0
52 41 0.45 0.0
54 36 0.10 0.0
60 30 0.26 0.0
59 55 1.09 0.0
59 51 0.88 0.0
60 44 0.07 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
November 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 40 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
55 31 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.00 0.0
34 20 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.87 0.7
49 34 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
49 26 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
47 23 0.00 0.0
41 24 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
58 23 0.00 0.0
70 30 0.00 0.0
70 31 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
54 42 0.05 0.0
59 52 1.19 0.0
53 43 0.00 0.0
61 47 1.77 0.0
52 35 0.04 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.00 0.0
42 20 0.00 0.0
35 22 0.00 0.0
December 1953 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 29 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
51 21 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.06 0.0
55 32 0.53 0.0
54 25 0.40 0.0
57 38 0.69 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
48 29 0.08 0.0
56 35 0.66 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.15 0.0
48 28 0.04 0.0
39 30 0.97 0.6
44 29 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
21 7 0.00 0.0
24 5 0.00 0.0
26 4 0.00 0.0
42 23 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.39 0.0
45 17 0.00 0.0
22 9 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
42 16 0.00 0.0
30 11 0.00 0.0
42 14 0.05 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
31 14 0.00 0.0
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