Record heat set in for much of Northern New England on the heels of southwest winds.
The morning started with foggy and cool conditions, but the strong Spring sun quickly warmed the temperatures. Both Portland and Bangor shattered their previous high-temperature records by several degrees. Other regional temperatures of note: Fryeburg, 92°F; Harrison, 93°F (unofficial).
| Location | New Record | Old Record |
| Portland | 85°F | 80°F in 1957 |
| Bangor | 85°F | 78°F in 1954 |
The afternoon heating and an approaching cold front primed the air for some decent Thunderstorms. The line of storms looked unimpressive on radar imagery, but the storms quickly grew in intensity as they traversed York and Cumberland counties. WeatherMaine was on the Western Promenade in Portland, Maine to record the oncoming storms to the West of Portland. See the images and movies below!
Slow-motion sequence of Lightning:
634KB WMV
Full-speed sequence of four strikes:
1.5MB WMV
