SOUTH WIND INFLUENCE
Since Maine is a coastal state, the ocean can effect the weather.
Here in the Lakes Region, the sea breeze invades
the eastern areas rather easy.
Further northwest however:, a south wind is warmed by a warmer land breeze.
This is all to do with the shape of the coastline .
The coastline cuts very close to Lewiston.
So, the cold seabreeze would travel over
land of 19 miles. This does modify the air.
However, when the south wind blows in western
Maine, the wind is blown over a longer area of land.
This is true in towns like Sebago,Hiram,Fryeburg.
The warmer wind in the spring time is from some
53 miles of land. This is why Sebago gets a higher
temperature in the spring than Lewiston.
The place that does not get any land breeze in a
south wind : is Portland.
They would have the coolest temp.
Below are a few dates showing the south wind:
MAY 21,1994
Sebago Hi= 80 Lewiston hi =74 Portland hi=65
May 31,1994
Sebago Hi=91 Lewiston hi=84 Portland Hi=78
May 21,1995
Sebago hi=81 Lewiston hi=70 Portland hi=64
May 1st,1997
Fryeburg hi=69 Sebago hi=69 Lewiston hi=60 Portland hi=58
The south wind happens in the winter also.
Sometimes the warmer ocean wind invades Lewiston
and changes the snow to rain. While, western Maine:
It remains snow. There was a storm a couple of
winters ago, when, the noontime temperature in Fryeburg
was 16 deg. with heavy snow. It was 17 deg. in Sebago
with heavy snow. While:
Lewiston was 29 deg. with sleet & freezing rain.
While Portland was 44 deg. with rain.!
Weather is so amazing!
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