A very warm day set in for virtually all of the Northeast.

Although very warm today, we did not break the old record; the record high temperature in Portland for this date is 95°F, set in 1984. Yesterday was similar to today inland, but significantly cooler at the coast. Evidence of the seabreeze yesterday: Sanford had a high temperature some 15 degrees F warmer than Portland's high reading.

NWS PWM ASOS High Temp Today:
92°F

WeatherMaine's High Temp Today:
Sensor 1: 93.6°F
Sensor 2: 91.0 °F

A strong high pressure ridge and off-shore winds helped Portland and other coastal areas of Maine surge into the 80's and 90's. The offshore winds kept the seabreeze at bay; pre-cold front veering of the winds helped to keep the winds offshore Several locations in southern Oxford county in Maine reported wind damage from the first line of thunderstorms that developed in the unstable air ahead of the front, likely due to daytime heating (solar insolation). A second line of storms is likely to follow the first as the Cold Front and associated dynamics approach the area.