COMPILED NEAR THE SHORES OF SEBAGO*
SUMMER REVIEW '98
SEBAGO,MAINE
"THE SUMMER REVIEW OF THE WESTERN HILLS AREA OF THE LAKES REGION"
SINCE 1987, MIKE ANDERSON HAS BEEN A WEATHER OBSERVER FOR NEWSCHANNEL 13 IN PORTLAND.
DATA IS COMPLIED INTO THIS REVIEW OF THE SEBAGO REGION.
Weather Tidbit
WHAT A WARM SUMMER HEY?
IT WAS A WARM SUMMER. BUT HOW WARM?
It was a warmer & wetter summer than '97. Most of the heavy precip. came during the month of June.
HEAT WAVE.................!
WE HAD ONE HEAT WAVE IN SEBAGO THIS SUMMER. ON JULY 14,15,16 WE HIT THE LOW 90'S.
A HEAT WAVE IS THREE DAYS OR MORE OF 90 DEG. TEMPERATURES.
We still had many 80's and 90's this summer. It was hot at times!.
SEBAGO LAKE WATER TEMPERATURE
The water temperature was in the mid 70's this summer. At it's peak however:
During the heat wave, it rose to 79 deg. in many areas. (within 3 feet).
SUMMER DATA
JUNE 1998_________________________JUNE 1997
MEAN HI=71____________________________MEAN HI=78
MEAN LO=55.6__________________________MEAN LO=54
MEAN AVERAGE=63.3_____________________MEAN AVERAGE=66
PRECIP.=14.6"_________________________PRECIP.=2.8"
JULY 1998________________________JULY 1997
MEAN HI=82.1__________________________MEAN HI=79.3
MEAN LO=62.0__________________________MEAN LO=57
MEAN AVERAGE=72_______________________MEAN AVERAGE=68
PRECIP.=3.45"_________________________PRECIP.=4"
AUG. 1998________________________AUG. 1997
MEAN HI=80.6__________________________MEAN HI=77.3
MEAN LO=61.6__________________________MEAN LO=57
MEAN AVERAGE=72_______________________MEAN AVERAGE=67.1
PRECIP.=4.38"_________________________PRECIP.=6.7"
SUMMER '98 TEMP. AVERAGE= 68.8 DEG.
SUMMER '97 TEMP. AVERAGE=67 DEG.
SUMMER '98 PRECIP.=22.4"
SUMMER '97 PRECIP.=13.5"
PEOPLE ENJOYED A FUN SUMMER ON SEBAGO LAKE.!
WE ALL HATE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE SUMMER.
SUMMERS ARE THE BEST!!!!!
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, E-MAIL ME AT: mja@pivot.net
Visit my other weather site for more daily and month by month review at:
http://home.gwi.net/~mja114/tidbit1.htm
REFLECTIONS
Visit my other site for a look back at the town of Sebago.
Sebago Business such as: Camps,Stores,Inn & Hotels and Post Office
UPDATED: NOV. 18TH
URL IS AT:
http://home.gwi.net/~mja114/sebago.htm
HAVE A WONDERFUL FALL. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SUMMER AS MUCH AS I DID!! -MIKE
WEATHER WISE is dedicated to the memory of my Sister:
CINDY JO