Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bangor, ME

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bangor International Airport, ME, 2 miles southwest of Bangor at 148 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 9°F. October is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 41.8 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (22.4 of 41.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 34 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (19); a normal September there has highs of 71°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. Snowfall averages 74.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.8 inches is more than at 8 of the 47 Maine stations used on this site (17%). Orono, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Old Town 2 W, ME): 44.8 inches a year, 3.0 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bangor: 81 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 7 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $481,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 3, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 154 Maine cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 102 have had fewer than Bangor.

Flood insurance policyholders in Bangor's ZIP code 04401 have filed 33 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $257,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1987: 11 claims (33% of all) and $191,000. 42% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 61 Maine cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 37 have fewer than Bangor.