Maine, 2023

Heat in Maine, July 6, 2023

July 6, 2023 · NWS CAR · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

High pressure at the surface and aloft brought hot temperatures and high dew points to the region during the 6th. across much of northern and eastern Maine.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
9

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.

High pressure at the surface and aloft brought hot temperatures and high dew points to the region during the 6th. Afternoon temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s...across much of northern and eastern Maine. Heat Index values generally ranged from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to 105.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 6, 8:07 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:07 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:44 AM EST, 16 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

9 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Northeast Aroostook

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Northern Penobscot

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Southeast Aroostook

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Central Penobscot

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Central Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Northern Washington

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Southern Penobscot

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Penobscot forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Interior Hancock

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Interior Hancock forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Central Washington

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Central Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

Heat, Southern Piscataquis

When
July 6, 11:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High temperatures ranged from the mid 80s to around 90...with dew points from the upper 60s to lower 70s. This combination produced Heat Index values generally ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 degrees...locally up to around 105.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1120571, 1120572, 1120575, 1120576, 1120577, 1120579, 1120580, 1120582, 1120583.