Portland Weather in 1970

Historical record of Portland, Maine weather for the year 1970 based on NOAA data.
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1970 Portland Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 93 °F July 24
Lowest temperature -14 °F December 22
Highest daily low 70 °F July 29
Lowest daily high 7 °F December 22
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches April 2
Most daily snow 22.3 inches December 17
Total annual precipitation 41.4 inches -
Total annual snow 94.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Portland in 1970
Rank Temperature Date
1 93 °F Jul 24
2 90 °F Jul 28
2 90 °F Jul 27
2 90 °F Jul 25
2 90 °F Jul 23
2 90 °F Jun 11
7 89 °F Aug 16
7 89 °F Aug 14
7 89 °F Aug 13
7 89 °F Jul 29
Lowest Temperatures in Portland in 1970
Rank Temperature Date
1 -14 °F December 22
2 -8 °F January 23
2 -8 °F January 20
4 -7 °F January 22
5 -5 °F January 21
5 -5 °F January 19
7 -4 °F December 31
8 -2 °F December 16
9 0 °F December 30
9 0 °F December 29
9 0 °F December 21
January 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
29 11 0.00 0.0
26 6 0.00 0.0
30 8 0.00 0.0
26 12 0.00 0.0
29 3 0.00 0.0
29 13 0.00 0.0
23 15 0.00 0.0
23 5 0.00 0.0
23 6 0.00 0.0
20 10 0.00 0.0
21 5 0.00 0.0
21 2 0.03 0.8
24 10 0.05 1.1
18 6 0.00 0.0
23 5 0.00 0.0
32 5 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.1
30 9 0.14 1.6
18 -5 0.00 0.0
17 -8 0.00 0.0
14 -5 0.00 0.0
16 -7 0.00 0.0
20 -8 0.01 0.1
22 3 0.00 0.0
27 4 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.24 2.4
29 7 0.00 0.0
36 4 0.00 0.0
43 36 0.29 0.1
40 16 0.00 0.0
30 8 0.00 0.0
February 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 25 0.00 0.0
45 26 0.21 0.0
49 43 1.18 0.0
47 5 0.76 0.3
25 3 0.00 0.0
31 22 0.02 0.2
38 16 0.00 0.0
45 18 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
43 35 0.65 0.0
45 37 0.53 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
29 12 0.00 0.0
23 5 0.00 0.0
24 14 0.76 7.0
29 11 0.00 0.0
33 6 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
40 16 0.00 0.0
30 3 0.00 0.0
29 8 0.00 0.0
41 11 0.00 0.0
38 6 0.00 0.0
27 3 0.00 0.0
38 16 0.00 0.0
20 4 0.00 0.0
28 6 0.07 0.8
31 22 0.13 1.5
March 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 12 0.00 0.0
34 17 0.13 1.3
38 18 0.00 0.0
38 12 0.02 0.1
36 30 0.14 0.3
40 29 0.00 0.0
38 19 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.04 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
37 21 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
47 28 0.00 0.0
35 29 0.68 6.9
37 31 0.07 0.9
37 18 0.11 1.1
38 16 0.00 0.0
41 19 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
47 24 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
39 34 1.17 7.8
46 28 0.00 0.0
39 34 0.93 1.9
47 33 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.51 0.0
47 33 0.38 0.0
43 29 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.04 0.4
39 23 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.00 0.0
April 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 29 0.00 0.0
46 35 2.27 2.9
42 36 0.02 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
39 23 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
51 36 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.22 0.0
44 39 0.27 0.0
49 39 0.02 0.0
48 38 0.00 0.0
47 42 1.34 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
80 42 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.00 0.0
May 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 47 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.28 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.08 0.0
57 40 0.27 0.0
50 39 0.00 0.0
66 41 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.31 0.0
67 50 0.00 0.0
58 50 0.01 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
58 51 0.00 0.0
56 50 1.90 0.0
61 52 0.22 0.0
58 46 0.01 0.0
74 44 0.00 0.0
64 49 0.00 0.0
85 48 0.00 0.0
67 50 0.00 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
52 44 0.04 0.0
67 50 0.03 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
June 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 62 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.32 0.0
67 52 0.00 0.0
65 54 0.00 0.0
54 51 0.04 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
90 58 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.02 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
74 43 0.00 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
66 60 0.37 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.10 0.0
60 53 1.50 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
74 45 0.01 0.0
65 57 0.55 0.0
July 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 60 0.00 0.0
64 59 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
71 60 0.06 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
78 66 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.22 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
73 62 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.63 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
72 56 0.04 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
90 55 0.00 0.0
93 63 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
79 67 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.00 0.0
August 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 66 0.72 0.0
84 66 1.60 0.0
86 62 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
73 63 0.02 0.0
84 64 0.01 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.13 0.0
81 56 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.13 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
66 60 1.62 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.79 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.07 0.0
74 51 0.03 0.0
September 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
67 47 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.22 0.0
75 61 1.72 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
64 56 0.00 0.0
60 54 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.00 0.0
61 51 0.13 0.0
53 49 0.28 0.0
62 50 0.21 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
59 55 1.29 0.0
73 51 0.01 0.0
71 47 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
69 57 0.00 0.0
88 59 0.00 0.0
69 57 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.28 0.0
60 46 0.00 0.0
57 49 0.34 0.0
58 46 0.01 0.0
October 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
58 45 0.00 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
68 54 0.44 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
59 49 0.00 0.0
62 56 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
69 59 0.05 0.0
70 57 0.02 0.0
66 58 1.23 0.0
63 41 0.36 0.0
46 37 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.00 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
55 43 0.04 0.0
59 54 1.64 0.0
68 54 0.08 0.0
54 45 0.00 0.0
51 43 0.01 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
58 28 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
57 29 0.00 0.0
56 30 0.00 0.0
November 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 35 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
51 39 0.00 0.0
48 38 0.53 0.0
50 36 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
53 45 0.01 0.0
57 46 0.06 0.0
50 46 0.00 0.0
47 45 0.00 0.0
48 42 0.03 0.0
42 39 0.27 0.0
44 31 0.15 0.0
48 25 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
47 41 0.11 0.0
52 40 0.15 0.0
54 41 0.36 0.0
50 36 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.36 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.00 0.0
37 20 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
41 34 0.29 0.0
37 34 0.00 0.0
45 35 0.06 0.0
December 1970 Portland Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 27 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
44 23 1.10 0.3
33 18 0.00 0.0
31 24 0.13 1.3
25 7 0.00 0.0
18 5 0.00 0.0
19 12 0.38 3.3
31 16 0.00 0.0
32 5 0.00 0.0
21 12 0.00 0.0
26 17 0.18 2.6
24 17 0.10 1.1
29 10 0.00 0.0
19 -2 0.00 0.0
25 13 1.77 22.3
31 12 0.03 0.5
31 11 0.00 0.0
34 12 0.00 0.0
21 0 0.00 0.0
7 -14 0.22 3.8
9 3 0.04 0.6
23 5 1.01 16.7
24 15 0.00 0.0
26 20 0.18 2.3
27 13 0.00 0.0
20 3 0.00 0.0
23 0 0.00 0.0
20 0 0.00 0.0
28 -4 0.00 0.0
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