Extreme Cold in Maine, December 25 to 26, 2000

Name: Extreme Cold in Maine, December 25 to 26, 2000
Start: 2000-12-25T12:00
End: 2000-12-26T04:00
Location: Maine

December 25 to 26, 2000 · NWS CAR · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Strong gusty winds and temperatures falling through the single digits above zero to the single digits below zero combined to produce wind chills of 45 to 55 below zero.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 CAR wrote it up.

Strong gusty winds and temperatures falling through the single digits above zero to the single digits below zero combined to produce wind chills of 45 to 55 below zero.

The radar

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Event by event

7 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central Penobscot

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Central Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northeast Aroostook

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Penobscot

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Piscataquis

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Aroostook

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Aroostook

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Piscataquis

When: December 25, 12:00 PM EST to December 26, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill: Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maine in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Maine, December 2000

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5166424, 5166425, 5166426, 5166955, 5166956, 5166957, 5166958.