Arctic high pressure which had begun to build across the region during late December persisted into early January. Temperatures from the 1st into the morning of the 4th averaged 25 to 40 degrees below normal.
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The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.
Arctic high pressure which had begun to build across the region during late December persisted into early January. Temperatures from the 1st into the morning of the 4th averaged 25 to 40 degrees below normal. The coldest overnight low temperatures generally occurred during the morning of the 2nd with readings ranging from 25 below to around 40 below zero across northern areas with 10 below to 20 below zero Downeast. A record daily low temperature of 28 below zero was recorded at Caribou during the morning of the 2nd...with a record daily low of 19 below zero established at Bangor. Otherwise...low temperatures during this time generally ranged from 20 below to 35 below zero across northern areas...with 5 below to 15 below zero Downeast. Temperatures remained below zero for 48 to 72 hours across portions of northern Maine during this time. The coldest day also occurred on the 2nd when high temperatures across northern areas generally held in the 10 below to 20 below zero range...with single digits below zero Downeast. Winds occasionally combined with the extreme cold to produce wind chills of 45 below to 55 below zero across northern areas and 30 below to 40 below zero Downeast.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Caribou, ME wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 9:41 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
Arctic high pressure brought extremely cold temperatures to the region at the start of January. Dangerous wind chills also occurred at times. This was the continuation of an extreme cold event which began at the end of December.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maine in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2014
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: 494743, 494744, 494745, 494746, 494747, 494748, 494749, 494750, 494751, 494752, 494753, 494754, 494755, 494756, 494757.