Maine cities broke multiple temperature records Wednesday, with highs in the upper 70s reported in some parts of the state.

Temperatures in Portland reached 79 degrees, said Stephen Baron, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s office in Gray. The city’s previous record of 71 degrees for Nov. 6 was set in 2020.

In Augusta, temperatures hit 77 degrees, outpacing the record of 72 degrees in 2022. That region also broke records on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, surpassing temperature records set in 1956 and 2003, respectively.

On top of daily records, both cities also saw the hottest days ever recorded in November on Wednesday. The previous records – 76 in Augusta and 75 in Portland – were both set on Nov. 5, 2022, Baron said.

“We don’t usually see temperatures that high this time of year,” he said.

November typically brings temperatures in the 50s to Portland and the 40s and 50s to Augusta, Baron said. He said it is difficult to predict whether this month will end up being warmer or colder than average, since temperatures have been fluctuating widely.

“The weather pattern recently has been kind of up and down, so it’s really hard to say if there’s any kind of significant trend there,” Baron said. “We’re going to be going back down to more seasonable temperatures this weekend.”

Portland is expected to see high temperatures in the 60s and 50s on Thursday and Friday, respectively, with overnight lows in the high 30s t0 low 40s.

Kennebec Journal Staff Writer Ethan Horton contributed to this report.