Will Parts of Maine Break Temperature Records on Wednesday?

I heard that some parts of the US got 4 feet of snow last week.

We complain a lot about the snow in Maine, and over the course of a winter, which often feel like they last forever, we get our fair share. But I was reading last week how parts of upstate New York and Northern Michigan got feet of snow. Like, literally measuring the storms in terms of feet, not inches.

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I can't personally remember a time when we've gotten that much snow, regularly. I do remember a 3-footer about 7 or 8 years ago. Mostly, because I was a big dummy and didn't bother to do any snow blowing until the whole thing was over. I should've sucked it up and done it in shifts. I learned a lesson that day.

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By the end of the week, a lot of places may have almost no snow left.

According to the National Weather Service, most spots in Maine, especially the further south you go, are in for a big pile of rain. Along with all that rain, will also be temps soaring into the 50's. The Bangor area is looking at 55 for a high, Portland will also be right there with us. Even Presque Isle is headed for the upper 40's.

It's fair to say, since we don't have a deep snow pack on the ground, there's a good chance most of what we have now will be gone. I'm ok with that. Like most folks, I really only care about snow on the ground at Christmas. The rest of the year, I only want it to snow on the same day as events I don't want to go to, hahaha.

Will parts of Maine set temperature records?

It's certainly possible, but not likely. For instance, in the Bangor area, the predicted high is 55. The high temp on record for the area is around 65 degrees. I seriously doubt we'll get up to that point without some help from the sun. But since there's almost zero chance of seeing the sun on Wednesday, we probably won't hit it.

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So while this isn't looking like one of those once-in-a-generation storms, it probably won't do anything too exciting. But, there could be some flooding, there could be some power outages, all that stuff. So instead of breaking records, it's just going to break your patience. Way better, right?