Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bar Harbor 3 NW (USC00170371), Maine, United States, with 90 years of record.
Key Facts for Bar Harbor 3 NW
Bar Harbor 3 NW (USC00170371) is a weather station in Maine, United States at 44.42 latitude and -68.25 longitude, 34 m (112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1982, 90 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bar Harbor 3 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bar Harbor 3 NW set a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 22 August 1982.
About the Station
Location: Maine, United States, 44.42 latitude, -68.25 longitude.
Elevation: 34 m (112 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1982, 90 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bar Harbor 3 NW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bar Harbor 3 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bar Harbor 3 NW still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Bar Harbor 3 NW by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
15
1894
21
1895
23
1896
40
1897
29
1898
25
1899
22
1900
13
1901
18
1902
18
1903
18
1904
19
1905
26
1906
26
1907
22
1908
13
1909
18
1910
17
1911
21
1912
27
1913
28
1914
25
1915
4
1916
15
1917
28
1918
38
1919
26
1920
11
1926
5
1927
19
1928
13
1929
11
1930
22
1931
23
1932
20
1933
12
1934
24
1935
19
1936
24
1937
19
1938
17
1939
9
1940
19
1941
16
1942
16
1943
17
1944
13
1945
31
1946
25
1947
17
1948
21
1949
31
1950
14
1951
14
1952
6
1953
24
1954
14
1955
7
1956
14
1957
16
1958
8
1959
17
1960
7
1961
11
1962
10
1963
18
1964
12
1965
14
1966
11
1967
14
1968
10
1969
7
1970
7
1971
15
1972
8
1973
9
1974
17
1975
9
1976
16
1977
20
1978
5
1979
23
1980
6
1981
11
1982
21
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Bar Harbor 3 NW between 18 August 1935 and 21 July 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When Bar Harbor 3 NW set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1935-08-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949-08-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
1961-05-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1975-08-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977-07-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1980-07-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bar Harbor 3 NW. The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 27 May 1961.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bar Harbor 3 NW
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
12 January 1927
Feb
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
16 February 1898
Mar
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
27 March 1901
Apr
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
22 April 1918
May
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
27 May 1961
Jun
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
22 June 1902
Jul
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
22 July 1912
Aug
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
14 August 1943
Sep
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
15 September 1904
Oct
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 October 1959
Nov
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2 November 1960
Dec
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
27 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1982
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
85 years of record at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1933 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 63 complete years at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1979. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.3 C (45.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 5.3 C (41.6 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 9.2 C (48.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bar Harbor 3 NW as warming stripes, 1893 to 1979
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
6.1 C
-1.14 C
1896
6.4 C
-0.90 C
1897
7.0 C
-0.31 C
1898
7.5 C
+0.23 C
1899
6.8 C
-0.51 C
1901
6.6 C
-0.67 C
1902
7.3 C
-0.02 C
1903
6.8 C
-0.50 C
1904
5.3 C
-1.95 C
1905
6.0 C
-1.29 C
1906
6.8 C
-0.47 C
1907
5.8 C
-1.48 C
1908
7.1 C
-0.14 C
1909
7.2 C
-0.05 C
1910
7.4 C
+0.10 C
1911
7.0 C
-0.28 C
1912
6.3 C
-0.98 C
1913
7.6 C
+0.33 C
1917
5.9 C
-1.40 C
1918
6.8 C
-0.48 C
1927
7.6 C
+0.36 C
1928
7.0 C
-0.25 C
1929
7.0 C
-0.25 C
1930
8.0 C
+0.75 C
1931
8.5 C
+1.24 C
1932
8.0 C
+0.68 C
1936
6.1 C
-1.18 C
1937
8.1 C
+0.87 C
1939
6.7 C
-0.62 C
1941
7.4 C
+0.16 C
1944
7.4 C
+0.09 C
1945
6.9 C
-0.40 C
1946
7.3 C
+0.01 C
1947
7.8 C
+0.57 C
1948
7.2 C
-0.10 C
1949
8.8 C
+1.52 C
1950
7.6 C
+0.37 C
1952
8.5 C
+1.24 C
1953
9.2 C
+1.88 C
1954
7.8 C
+0.51 C
1955
7.4 C
+0.11 C
1956
7.1 C
-0.20 C
1957
7.9 C
+0.61 C
1958
7.0 C
-0.27 C
1959
7.4 C
+0.16 C
1960
7.9 C
+0.63 C
1961
7.4 C
+0.10 C
1962
6.8 C
-0.49 C
1963
7.1 C
-0.13 C
1964
7.3 C
+0.04 C
1965
7.0 C
-0.26 C
1966
7.9 C
+0.65 C
1967
6.5 C
-0.77 C
1969
8.1 C
+0.81 C
1970
7.3 C
-0.01 C
1971
7.6 C
+0.31 C
1972
6.9 C
-0.33 C
1973
8.4 C
+1.15 C
1974
7.6 C
+0.31 C
1975
8.2 C
+0.93 C
1977
7.7 C
+0.45 C
1978
7.1 C
-0.20 C
1979
8.2 C
+0.88 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 1979. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 63 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bar Harbor 3 NW
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1893 to 1979
63
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade
0.12 F (-0.01 to 0.24) per decade
1893 to 1979
63
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1893 to 1979
63
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1893 to 1982
Yearly extremes at Bar Harbor 3 NW: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
85
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1916
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
85
Wettest day (Rx1day)
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1961
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1961
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
85
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1911
18 days
85
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bar Harbor 3 NW by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1911
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1916
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1917
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1926
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1930
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1931
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1934
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1943
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-9.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bar Harbor 3 NW by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1894
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1897
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1898
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1900
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1901
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1905
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1907
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1908
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1911
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1915
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1916
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1919
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1928
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1931
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1948
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1949
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1951
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1952
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1955
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1956
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1957
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1968
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1972
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1974
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1977
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1978
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1981
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1982
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bar Harbor 3 NW by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1895
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1897
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1900
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1901
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1902
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1903
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1905
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1906
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1908
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1910
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1920
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1932
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1933
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1935
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1936
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1942
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1945
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1949
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1955
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1962
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1967
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1970
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1977
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1978
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. The record is 231.1 mm (9.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.9 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bar Harbor 3 NW by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1894
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1895
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1896
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1897
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1899
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1900
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1901
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1902
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1903
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1904
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1905
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1906
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1907
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1908
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1909
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1910
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1911
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1912
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1913
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1914
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1918
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1919
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1920
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1926
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1929
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1930
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1931
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1932
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1933
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1934
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1935
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1939
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1940
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1943
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1944
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1948
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1949
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1951
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1952
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1953
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1954
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1955
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1957
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1960
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1962
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1963
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1964
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1965
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1966
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1968
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1970
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1971
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1973
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1974
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1975
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1976
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1977
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1978
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1980
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1981
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1982
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bar Harbor 3 NW, 1893 to 1982. The record is 39 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bar Harbor 3 NW by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
16 days
1894
18 days
1895
14 days
1896
15 days
1897
20 days
1898
22 days
1899
16 days
1900
19 days
1901
19 days
1902
13 days
1903
19 days
1904
14 days
1905
13 days
1906
14 days
1907
12 days
1908
21 days
1909
18 days
1910
16 days
1911
39 days
1912
16 days
1913
16 days
1914
26 days
1915
34 days
1916
15 days
1917
14 days
1918
29 days
1919
15 days
1920
20 days
1926
11 days
1927
13 days
1928
21 days
1929
18 days
1930
26 days
1931
24 days
1932
18 days
1933
19 days
1934
19 days
1935
15 days
1936
11 days
1937
29 days
1938
18 days
1939
15 days
1940
20 days
1941
23 days
1942
13 days
1943
16 days
1944
23 days
1945
16 days
1946
18 days
1947
31 days
1948
18 days
1949
22 days
1950
29 days
1951
15 days
1952
16 days
1953
16 days
1954
14 days
1955
19 days
1956
15 days
1957
19 days
1958
13 days
1959
11 days
1960
21 days
1961
23 days
1962
11 days
1963
15 days
1964
15 days
1965
20 days
1966
18 days
1967
11 days
1968
21 days
1969
15 days
1970
23 days
1971
19 days
1972
11 days
1973
14 days
1974
17 days
1975
20 days
1976
23 days
1977
16 days
1978
22 days
1979
21 days
1980
19 days
1981
15 days
1982
16 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
63 years with a frost
Across 63 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bar Harbor 3 NW falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.
In 1947 to 1979 the median growing season was 164 days. That is 17 days more than in 1893 to 1941.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bar Harbor 3 NW
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1941)
Recent period (1947 to 1979)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
14 May
4 May
10 days earlier
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 October
5 October
16 October
11 days later
+2.5 days per decade
Growing days
152 days
147 days
164 days
17 days more
+4.3 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
69 years, 1893 to 1981
A day with at least 69.5 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.0 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bar Harbor 3 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
25 years
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
164.0 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 69 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 69 years of values from 1893 to 1981.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1961; 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1904; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1902.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.