Maine · THREADEX · 1939–2026
Caribou, ME
46.870°N, 68.017°W · station CARthr · 88 years of record
51°F
COLDEST JUL 17 SINCE 2020
forecast low · Jul 17
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Caribou.
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.
| Forecast low · Jul 17 | 51°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2020 |
| This-date record | 40°F |
| This-date rank | #18 of 87 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -41°F (1955) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1939–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 53°F1995 | -37°F2009 |
| Feb | 59°F1994 | -41°F1955 |
| Mar | 75°F2012 | -28°F2001 |
| Apr | 86°F1990 | -4°F2015 |
| May | 96°F1977 | 18°F1974 |
| Jun | 96°F1944 | 30°F1958 |
| Jul | 95°F1952 | 36°F1969 |
| Aug | 95°F1944 | 34°F1942 |
| Sep | 92°F2010 | 23°F1950 |
| Oct | 83°F2025 | 14°F1940 |
| Nov | 75°F2020 | -8°F1995 |
| Dec | 60°F2020 | -31°F1989 |
| All-time | 96°F1944 | -41°F1955 |
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
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
Normal low & low by month, from Caribou's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 3:51 AM |
| Sunset | 7:25 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:38 AM |
| Daylight | 15h 34m · losing 10 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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.
A ready-to-share summary of Caribou's outlook — post it, or link this page.
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