FALL / WINTER REVIEW '02-'03______SEBAGO,ME

Western Hills Region






MIKE ANDERSON IS A WEATHER OBSERVER FOR DAVE SANTORO OF CHANNEL 13 IN PORTLAND.
 

DATA IS COMPLIED INTO THIS REVIEW OF THE SEBAGO REGION.
 
 

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THE HEAT IS ON!!!!!!!!!!

IN SEPTEMBER 8 - 10TH WE HAD A HEAT WAVE IN THE AREA.!!! SUMMER RETURNED FOR A SHORT TIME...


First Snow........
On October 23rd, we had our first trace of snow..Old Man Winter was starting to show his ugly head.....

WARM TO BRRRRR
WE HAD A COUPLE OF WARM DAYS IN OCTOBER WITH TEMPS. AROUND 80 F.
THE NEXT MONTH CAME WITH COLDER WEATHER. NOV. 28TH, WE HAD A LOW OF ONLY 8 F.!!! BRRRRRRRRRR


DECEMBER SNOW DECEMBER CHILL
ON DEC. 9TH WE HIT -2 F!!! THEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HAD A MAJOR SNOW STORM WITH OVER A FOOT OF SNOW!!!!!!

HOW COLD??????
WE HIT SOME 30 TIMES BELOW ZERO THIS WINTER SEASON. IN JANUARY WE HAD NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF BELOW ZERO LOW TEMPS.


SEBAGO LAKE FREEZE
THE BIG BAY OF SEBAGO FROZE OVER ON JAN. 18TH. IN ONLY 8 DAYS THE ICE WAS ALREADY 12" THICK.!!
BEFORE THE WINTER WAS OVER,THE ICE GATHERED SOME 29- 30" ON THE MAIN BAY...


FISHING DERBY....
Fishing Derby was held this year. Results were as follows: Total fishermen entered were 1,976. They registered 1,023 togue (lake trout) in three days fishing. First prize went to Robbie Foster of Denmark. His fish weighed 14.4 pounds. Second place went to Dan Day of Cornish with a togue weighing 10.8 pounds. The third place fish was right behind at 10.4 pounds, which netted Dennis Morse a nice prize. For every fish registered, fishermen gained a chance at the door prize pool.




LET'S SUM UP:
SEPT ’02 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
Average High= 74.6 F
Average low=53.8 F
Mean= 64.2 F
PRECIP.= 5.2”
SNOW= TRACE

WARMEST HIGH=96 F ON THE 9TH
COLDEST LOW= 39 F ON THE 29TH

OCT ’02 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
Average High= 53.7 F
Average low=37.5 F
Mean= 45.6 F
PRECIP.= 3.86”
SNOW= TRACE

WARMEST HIGH=80 F ON THE 1ST
COLDEST LOW= 23 F ON THE 31ST

NOV '02 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
MEAN HI=42.1 F
MEAN LO=27.1 F
MONTHLY MEAN= 34.6 F
PRECIP.= 4.7"
SNOW/ICE =7.6"

WARMEST HIGH= 71 ON 11TH
COLDEST LOW= 8 ON THE 28TH

DEC '02 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
MEAN HI=33.3 F
MEAN LO=16.2 F
MONTHLY MEAN= 24.7 F
PRECIP.= 3.98"
SNOW/ICE =17.2"

WARMEST HIGH= 43F ON 8TH
COLDEST LOW= -2 F ON THE 9TH

JAN '03 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
MEAN HI=23.1 F
MEAN LO=1.8 F
MONTHLY MEAN= 12.4 F
PRECIP.= 2.20"
SNOW/ICE =23.4 "

WARMEST HIGH= 37 F ON 1ST
COLDEST LOW= -20 F ON THE 28TH

FEB '03 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
MEAN HI=29.0 F
MEAN LO=7.3 F
MONTHLY MEAN= 18.1 F
PRECIP.= 2.83"
SNOW/ICE =13 "

WARMEST HIGH= 53 F ON 21ST
COLDEST LOW= -24 F ON THE 14TH

MARCH '03 REVIEW
Sebago,Maine
MEAN HI=40.4 F
MEAN LO=17.4 F
MONTHLY MEAN= 28.9 F
PRECIP.= 4.05"
SNOW/ICE =5.2 "

WARMEST HIGH= 56 F ON 17TH
COLDEST LOW= -13 F ON THE 4TH


HOW MUCH PRECIP?
WE RECEIVED 26.8" PRECIP FROM SEPT THRU MARCH.
WE RECEIVED 67.1" SNOW FROM NOVEMBER THRU MARCH....


HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING AND SUMMER!!!