Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, ME Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's primary NOAA station, LINCOLN SANITARY DISTRICT/WTP.
The climate verdict for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, Maine has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 43°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 43°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 44.3"
- annual precipitation
- 155 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00174683 · Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, ME 43°F mean · 44.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #823
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kalkaska
- PRCP-MID 44.3"
- SWING-WIDE 55°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,272 HDD
- STN-1 USC00174683
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Kalkaska, MI ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every ME station list.
- Lincoln Sanitar… (this station) 43°F
- Cold Kalkaska, MI 43°F
- Hot Ontonagon, MI 43°F
- Near Powell Fld, WY 43°F
- Near Fife Lake, MI 43°F
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp sits in Maine, the #4 coldest U.S. state at 43.1°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp: 32/100 · grade F
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 44.3 in · 9.3 from 35 in | 67/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 171 calendar days | 31/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 155 days/year | 29/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 43.1°F · 24.4° from 67.5°F | 13/100 · F |
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 14.5°F and warmest-month mean 69.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 69.0°F
- Coldest month
- 14.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 88%
- Among 6,861 stations, Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 67th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F (-4°C) | 3°F (-16°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 3.5" | 30.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 29°F (-2°C) | 5°F (-15°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 2.4" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 38°F (3°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 3.5" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 52°F (11°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.6" | 18.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.7" | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| June | 74°F (23°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| July | 79°F (26°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| August | 78°F (25°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| September | 70°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.4" | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 4.7" | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 44°F (6°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 4.2" | 22.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 32°F (0°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 4.2" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 80°F around July 18, short of 90°F on every date, while 171 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 1°F near January 27.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 19, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 171 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is June 1, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 18 at 31%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 133 wet dates a year.
The widest day
February 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.0 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
12.6 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
11.3 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 54.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 4.7" and February 2.4". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
How Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 133 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 44.3" between them, or roughly 0.33 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 4
50% probability date
Growing Season
155 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,272
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
337
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ME closest to Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Almont, ND 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Bismarck, ND 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Clark, SD 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Grantsburg, WI 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (44.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Auburn, NY 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Fulton, MO 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Sherman, TX 44.3" · 0.0" off
- Washington, GA 44.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,272 annual heating degree days against 337 for cooling. Its 54.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's frost-free season lasts about 155 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 54.5°F. The annual average is 43°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's 44.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp's primary station: LINCOLN SANITARY DISTRICT/WTP (USC00174683). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.