Microclimate Maps · Maine
Maine Microclimate Maps
3 microclimate maps in Maine so far. Pick yours on the map or the list, or type your address and we'll open the right one at your spot.
Click a box to open that map. Each one gives you the 30-year planning low at your address, your MFTC zone, the spring frost layer and the fruit trees that fit.
The maps
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1Camden, Rockland and BelfastRockland, Camden, Rockport, Belfast, Searsport, Hope, Union, Thomaston
In the January 2009 cold snap, Tenants Harbor bottomed out at −3°F while Belfast, Maine read −23°F. On the map Rockland plans for −19°F, Camden −22°F, Belfast −25°F and the Waldo County hollows −29°F to −31°F.
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2Portland, Lewiston and the Maine foothillsPortland, South Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Westbrook, Gorham, Windham, Gray, Lewiston, Auburn
On January 16, 2009, the Durham station read −27°F while Gray, 11 miles away and 238 feet higher, read −9°F. Downtown Portland plans for −19°F, Lewiston −21°F and Sebago Center −30°F.
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3Presque Isle, Caribou and HoultonPresque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill, Easton, Washburn, Limestone, Houlton
In the January 20, 1994 cold snap, Bridgewater read −43°F while the Caribou weather office, up on high ground, bottomed out at −28°F. Presque Isle plans for −39°F, Houlton −34°F and the hills around New Sweden −33°F.
Outside these maps? The cold hardiness calculator works for any address in the US, and Microclimate Maps has every map we've made so far.
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