Caribou, Maine is on track to set a record for most seasonal snowfall on record. While, Bangor, Maine is on track for a Top 10 finsish with respect to seasonal snowfall.

In addition to historical perspective below, you can track daily progress on season snowfall using the following links (updated 3am daily):

AS OF THURSDAY JANUARY 31, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU
MAINE HAD RECORDED 97.8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT THE CARIBOU AIRPORT
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 2007/2008 SNOWFALL SEASON LAST OCTOBER
1ST. THIS TOTAL ACCUMULATION WAS THE GREATEST TOTAL ACCUMULATION FOR
THIS PERIOD SINCE RECORDS BEGAN BACK IN 1939, PUTTING CARIBOU ON
TRACK FOR ITS SNOWIEST SEASON EVER.

THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST SEASONS THROUGH JANUARY 31ST IN CARIBOU ARE:

RANK    SNOW    YEAR
      (INCHES)

 1      97.8    2008
 2      95.2    1973 (ALSO 1955)
 3      88.7    1969
 4      84.9    2006
 5      84.6    1978
 6      83.0    1963
 7      82.4    1998
 8      81.6    1979
 9      80.9    1990
10      79.1    1975

TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST SEASONS WERE:

RANK    SNOW    YEAR
      (INCHES)

 1      181.1   1955
 2      158.8   1982
 3      153.0   1973
 4      152.0   1969
 5      147.5   1963
 6      145.9   1977
 7      144.8   1961
 8      136.8   1972
 9      134.7   1971
10      134.5   1984

IN BANGOR, MANY MIXED PRECIPITATION EVENTS THIS SEASON HAVE
CONSPIRED TO HOLD DOWN THE TOTAL SNOWFALL THIS SEASON.  EVEN SO, THE
TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH JANUARY 31 OF 61.5 INCHES PLACES 2008 7TH
FOR THE PERIOD OF RECORD BEGINNING IN 1925.

THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST SEASONS THROUGH JANUARY 31ST IN BANGOR ARE:

RANK    SNOW    YEAR
      (INCHES)

 1      108.8   1962
 2      74.6    1965
 3      70.8    1997
 4      70.2    1970
 5      61.8    1972
 6      61.6    1956
 7      61.5    2008
 8      56.1    1986
 9      55.3    1995
10      54.6    1954

FOR PERSPECTIVE, THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST SEASONS IN BANGOR WERE:

RANK    SNOW    YEAR
      (INCHES)

 1      181.9   1962
 2      132.3   1970
 3      118.9   1968
 4      112.1   1995
 5      103.9   1971
 6      101.1   1965
 7      100.8   1954
 8      97.7    1958
 9      96.6    1981
10      95.3    2000

AS OF FEBRUARY 4TH, 2008, THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE 2007/2008
SEASON 107.1 INCHES AT CARIBOU AND 61.6 INCHES IN BANGOR. THESE
RUNNING TOTALS WERE 1ST AND TIED FOR 6th, RESPECTIVELY. THE ACTIVE
WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE, THEREFORE CARIBOU REMAINS ON TRACK TO EXPERIENCE ITS
SNOWIEST SEASON EVER WHILE BANGOR IS ON TRACK TO FINISH WELL UP IN
THE TOP 10.
		  

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