Maine · THREADEX · 1939–2026

Caribou, ME

46.870°N, 68.017°W · station CARthr · 88 years of record
51°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Caribou.
61°TUE7/1462°WED7/1556°THU7/1651°FRI7/1752°SAT7/1853°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#18 / 87
coldest Jul 17 in 87 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

40°F
set in 1992

Mildest Jul 17 ever

69°F
set in 1968

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Caribou. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4054691939: 46°F1940: 58°F1941: 56°F1942: 43°F1943: 48°F1944: 52°F1945: 53°F1946: 45°F1947: 66°F1948: 50°F1949: 54°F1950: 56°F1951: 51°F1952: 60°F1953: 58°F1954: 48°F1955: 62°F1956: 49°F1957: 51°F1958: 51°F1959: 56°F1960: 50°F1961: 55°F1962: 49°F1963: 56°F1964: 59°F1965: 58°F1966: 51°F1967: 58°F1968: 69°F1969: 64°F1970: 63°F1971: 59°F1972: 62°F1973: 48°F1974: 45°F1975: 63°F1976: 52°F1977: 54°F1978: 59°F1979: 56°F1980: 61°F1981: 50°F1982: 58°F1983: 55°F1984: 61°F1985: 57°F1986: 52°F1987: 47°F1988: 51°F1989: 55°F1990: 59°F1991: 63°F1992: 40°F1993: 50°F1994: 54°F1995: 55°F1996: 63°F1997: 61°F1998: 66°F1999: 68°F2000: 53°F2001: 57°F2002: 51°F2003: 60°F2004: 60°F2005: 54°F2006: 68°F2007: 51°F2008: 53°F2009: 55°F2010: 65°F2011: 60°F2012: 64°F2013: 59°F2014: 56°F2015: 45°F2016: 58°F2017: 58°F2018: 65°F2019: 57°F2020: 45°F2021: 55°F2022: 58°F2023: 69°F2024: 68°F2025: 68°F51° forecast193919922025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1751°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#18 of 87
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-41°F (1955)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1939–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Caribou in each calendar month, and for the whole 1939–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan53°F1995-37°F2009
Feb59°F1994-41°F1955
Mar75°F2012-28°F2001
Apr86°F1990-4°F2015
May96°F197718°F1974
Jun96°F194430°F1958
Jul95°F195236°F1969
Aug95°F194434°F1942
Sep92°F201023°F1950
Oct83°F202514°F1940
Nov75°F2020-8°F1995
Dec60°F2020-31°F1989
All-time96°F1944-41°F1955

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Caribou so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

148 days
record run, ended Apr 12 2001

So far in 2026

113 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Caribou's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: 20°FJan: 2°FFeb: 24°FFeb: 4°FMar: 34°FMar: 15°FApr: 47°FApr: 29°FMay: 63°FMay: 41°FJun: 72°FJun: 50°FJul: 77°FJul: 56°FAug: 75°FAug: 54°FSep: 67°FSep: 46°FOct: 53°FOct: 35°FNov: 39°FNov: 25°FDec: 27°FDec: 12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise3:51 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight15h 34m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.87°N, 68.02°W

Nearby Stations

Millinocket, ME90 mi SWBangor, ME148 mi SPortland, ME249 mi SWBurlington, VT298 mi SWPlattsburgh, NY304 mi WConcord, NH305 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Caribou's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Caribou, ME — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Caribou's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Caribou, ME — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1939

Each cell is one day's low at Caribou, coloured by temperature — 88 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Caribou, ME daily low heat map 1939–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Caribou — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
113 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 45th most in 88 years. Normal for this point: 113. Record: 132 in 1967.

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