Winter Weather, Androscoggin
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Maine, January 4, 2000
Low pressure moving northeastward across the Great Lakes brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. One to three inches of snow fell in the foothills and mountains of Maine before the precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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.
Low pressure moving northeastward across the Great Lakes brought a mixture of precipitation to the state. One to three inches of snow fell in the foothills and mountains of Maine before the precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain. The remainder of western and central Maine received only sleet and freezing rain before temperatures warmed above freezing and the precipitation changed to rain .
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Central Somerset
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Coastal York
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Interior York
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kennebec
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Knox
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (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
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 4 to 5, 2000
- High Wind in New York, January 4, 2000
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 31, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 4, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 4 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 4 to 5, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 4, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 2000
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 4, 2000
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 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: 5131326, 5131327, 5131328, 5131329, 5131330, 5131331, 5131332, 5131333, 5131588, 5131589, 5131590, 5131591, 5131592, 5131684, 5131685, 5131686, 5132936.