PORTLAND ( AP) — The calendar still says winter, but Maine experienced springlike weather.
The National Weather Service says the temperature climbed to 60 degrees Thursday afternoon in Portland. The high for the date was 56, set two years ago.
Meteorologist Tom Hawley says the forecast calls for above-normal temperatures for the next two weeks, meaning winter weather is effectively over for the season.
Portland stands at 49.8 inches of snow for the season. That’s about 6 inches below normal, and it would’ve been lower without the early Halloween storm.
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