Maine, 2025

Drought in Maine, November 11 to 30, 2025

November 11 to 30, 2025 · NWS CAR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Drought in northern and central Maine persisted throughout November, as precipitation deficits continued and/or worsened throughout the month. 5-2 inch precipitation deficit by the end of November, with northern Maine reporting around 2-3 inches of rain throughout the month, and central and Downeast Maine reporting about 3-4 inches of rain.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
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What happened

The episode as NWS CAR wrote it up.

Drought in northern and central Maine persisted throughout November, as precipitation deficits continued and/or worsened throughout the month. Overall, northern and eastern Maine generally had a 0.5-2 inch precipitation deficit by the end of November, with northern Maine reporting around 2-3 inches of rain throughout the month, and central and Downeast Maine reporting about 3-4 inches of rain. There was not any significant severe weather to alleviate drought conditions throughout the month. At the end of October, portions of northern Somerset, northwestern Aroostook, central Aroostook and northern Penobscot, were in moderate drought. Portions of central and southern Aroostook, northern and central Penobscot, Piscataquis, and northern Somerset all became, or maintained, severe drought. The Bangor region, Hancock, and Washington county all recorded Extreme Drought. On November 4th, northeastern Aroostook county degraded into Severe Drought, and portions of central Piscataquis, central Penobscot, and southeastern Aroostook improved to Moderate Drought. By November 11th, far north western Aroostook degraded to Severe Drought, but the swath of improved conditions in central Maine expanded into southern Piscataquis. Northern and central Washington county, along with northern Hancock county, improved from Extreme drought to Severe Drought. November 18th, All of Hancock, Washington, and the Bangor region, improved to Severe Drought. On November 25th, central Penobscot, northern Hancock, and portions of western Washington improved to Moderate Drought. By the end of the month, northern Somerset, northwestern and central Aroostook, northern Piscataquis, Bangor region, and portions of Hancock and Washington counties, were included in severe drought. Overall, drought conditions deteriorated in the Crown of Maine, but the rest of northern, central, and Downeast Maine improved. Hydrological impacts include dry well reports. There was some improvement in lake, pond, river and stream levels. As of October, this drought officially became the worst drought in Maine since 2002. Impacts from this drought include dry well reports throughout the state, with most occurring in the Downeast region.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Northwest Aroostook

When
November 11, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 AM EST
Where
Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A lack of rainfall in Northwest Aroostook led to prolonged drying conditions in November. Conditions began as Moderate Drought (D1) in late October, and degraded to Severe Drought (D2) by the middle of November, and stayed in Severe Drought to the end of the month. Drought continued into December.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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: 1297027.