Maine’s Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded

Can you feel that heat and humidity? It's a scorchah!

Bet you wish it were a bit cooler. Oh, to dream.

Though these recent temps still don't compare to the hottest temperature ever recorded in Maine.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in Maine

Yup, it's been over 100 years since the highest temperature ever recorded in the Pine Tree State.

According to the State Climate Extremes Committee of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, Maine hit a record 105 degrees on July 4 and 10, 1911. Now that is hot.

The SEC states that that record hit twice in the same location: North Bridgton.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in New Hampshire

New Hampshire beat that record by just one degree, but it also happened to be on July 4, 1911. Nashua hit 106 degrees.

Let's hope we don't get that hot for the next Fourth of July!

Interestingly, Bangor Daily News reported that Caribou hit a record heat index of 103 degrees on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, during the heatwave in the state. Mother Nature needs to calm down and relax.

Thankfully, those are all still cooler than the world record highest air temperature of 134 degrees in Death Valley in California, according to the National Park Service.

Still, let's keep those temps on the lower side in Maine, right?

Maybe not as bitterly cold as Maine can get, but you get the idea.

LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state

Stacker consulted 2021 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to illustrate the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Keep reading to find out individual state records in alphabetical order.

Gallery Credit: Anuradha Varanasi

LOOK: The most expensive weather and climate disasters in recent decades

Stacker ranked the most expensive climate disasters by the billions since 1980 by the total cost of all damages, adjusted for inflation, based on 2021 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list starts with Hurricane Sally, which caused $7.3 billion in damages in 2020, and ends with a devastating 2005 hurricane that caused $170 billion in damage and killed at least 1,833 people. Keep reading to discover the 50 of the most expensive climate disasters in recent decades in the U.S.

Gallery Credit: KATELYN LEBOFF

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