Cold/Wind Chill in Maine

Events

504

Deaths

2

Injuries

2

Damage

None recorded

• Cold in Maine, October 7 to 8, 20202 deaths · 2 injured · 2 eventsA low pressure system approaching from Eastern Ontario brought cool, wet conditions to the region. Upper air observations in the region indicated that temperatures at the top of Mt. Katahdin started just above freezing, then dropped just below freezing after the front passed.
• Cold in Maine, December 30 to 31, 199830 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to 45 to 65 degrees below zero across northern Maine and the Maine mountains as strong northwesterly winds of 15 to 25 mph brought arctic air into the area after the passage of a cold front.
• Cold in Maine, January 14 to 15, 199830 eventsThe arctic air behind a cold front that passed through the state on Tuesday, the 13th, brought very cold temperatures to Maine from early Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.
• Cold in Maine, January 14, 199830 eventsA cold front which passed through the state on the 13th marked the leading edge of arctic air which invaded the state Tuesday night and Wednesday. Gusty winds and cold temperatures caused dangerously cold wind chill temperatures across the state.
• Cold in Maine, January 12, 199830 eventsCold temperatures created problems for the 160,000 customers, an estimated 370,000, people in southern and central Maine that remained without power from the previous week's ice storm.
• Cold in Maine, January 1 to 2, 199930 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to between 30 and 60 degrees below zero across Maine as strong northwesterly winds brought arctic air into the state following the passage of a cold front on New Year's Day.
• Cold in Maine, February 21 to 23, 199930 eventsStrong winds and extremely cold wind chills developed over Maine as and area of low pressure moved into the Canadian Maritimes and an area of arctic high pressure built eastward from central Canada.
• Cold in Maine, January 13 to 14, 199930 eventsStrong north to northeasterly winds and cold temperatures caused wind chill temperatures to reach extreme levels across as an arctic dome of high pressure built in from Canada.
• Cold in Maine, March 7 to 9, 199928 eventsA low pressure center that brought heavy snow to most of Maine as it deepened of the New England coast, caused extreme wind chill temperatures over most of Maine as it moved northeastward.
• Cold in Maine, January 21 to 23, 200317 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across New England on the 20th, then intensified rapidly on the 21st and 22nd over the Canadian Maritimes as a large area of high pressure moved from western Canada into the north-central United States.
• Cold in Maine, January 27 to 28, 200317 eventsLow pressure intensifying late on the 27th over the Canadian Maritimes brought a continuation of cold temperatures along with northwest winds to the area, and caused a brief period of cold wind chill temperatures overnight before the winds diminished.
• Cold in Maine, January 13 to 16, 200417 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through Northern New England on the afternoon of Jan. 13. Arctic high pressure settled southeast from Central Canada Jan. 14 through Jan. 16.
• Cold in Maine, January 8 to 10, 200417 eventsLow pressure in Eastern Canada funneled bitter arctic air into Northern New England on very strong and gusty northwest winds beginning on the night of Wednesday, Jan. 7, and continuing through the morning of Saturday, Jan. 10.
• Cold in Maine, January 24 to 25, 200417 eventsA strong area of low pressure over Eastern Canada resulted in strong northwest winds and bitter temperatures as arctic air spilled into the Northeast on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25. Wind chill values of 22 to 42 degrees below zero were recorded across the region on the morning of Jan.
• Cold in Maine, February 14 to 16, 200315 eventsArctic air was drawn across the region on strong winds during the 14th. Low temperatures across northern Maine on the 15th generally ranged from 20 to 30 below zero...although local readings to around 40 below zero were reported.
• Cold in Maine, January 14 to 16, 200415 eventsLow pressure intensifying across the maritime provinces drew arctic air across the region.
• Cold in Maine, January 21, 200514 eventsWind chills of 15 to 29 below zero affected Central and Southern Maine from 1:00 am to 1:00 pm on the 21st of January.
• Cold in Maine, December 22 to 23, 199810 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to 30 to 45 degrees below zero across northern Maine and the Maine mountains as strong northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph brought in cold air from Canada.
• Cold in Maine, January 24 to 27, 200410 eventsAn intense slow moving low across the northern maritime provinces combined with arctic high pressure to the west to maintain sustained 10 to 20 mph winds which continued to transport arctic air across the region.
• Cold in Maine, January 7 to 10, 200410 eventsLow pressure intensifying across the maritime provinces drew arctic air across the region.
• Cold in Maine, February 14 to 15, 200410 eventsTemperatures fell to sub-zero levels in the wake of an arctic cold front. The sub-zero temperatures combined with 10 to 20 mph winds to produce wind chill readings of 40 to 50 below zero at times.
• Cold in Maine, January 23 to 24, 20059 eventsWind chills of 15 to 29 below zero affected much of Northern Maine from 7:00 pm on the 23rd to 5:00 am on the 24th of January.
• Cold in Maine, January 18, 20059 eventsWind chills of 14 to 25 below zero affected much of Central and Northern Maine from midnight to 3:00 pm on the 18th of January.
• Cold in Maine, January 21 to 22, 20038 eventsIntense low pressure lifting through the maritimes toward Labrador produced strong winds which transported arctic air across the region. The strong winds combined with sub-zero temperatures to produce wind chills of 30 to 40 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Maine, January 27, 20058 eventsWind chills of 15 to 29 below zero affected much of South Central and North Central Maine from 1:00 am to 8:00 am on the 27th of January.

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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.