Winter Weather, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- May 12, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Maine, May 12, 1996
A late season snow storm brought record "late season" snowfall. 6 inches on May 12 which was the greatest daily snowfall recorded so late in the season.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
A late season snow storm brought record "late season" snowfall. Caribou recorded an official 5.6 inches on May 12 which was the greatest daily snowfall recorded so late in the season. The snowfall occurred after a low pressure system and cold front passed through the area, followed by unseasonably cold temperatures.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- May 12, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, May 12, 1996
- Flooding in New York, May 12 to 17, 1996
- Flooding in Vermont, May 12 to 24, 1996
- Flooding in New York, May 12 to 24, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, May 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maine, May 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 12, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, May 12, 1996
- Flood in Massachusetts, May 12 to 14, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 12, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 12, 1996
More
Every storm in Maine in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, May 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5577823, 5577824.