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Henoch Holverson
The text overlays a background map of the Gulf of Maine region described in this report, which includes: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and the eastern half of Massachusetts.
January was also unusually warm, particularly in Maine and the Maritimes. The North Cape, P.E.I., area recorded its warmest January on record. This January ranked among the five warmest on record for most Maritimes sites and Caribou, ME, and among the 10 warmest Januarys for Portland, ME. There were few significant storms in January, leading to drier-than-normal conditions and below-normal snowfall for many locations. Several New Brunswick and Nova Scotia sites had one of their 10 driest Januaries.
The Gulf of Maine region did not experience the record-setting cold conditions that the central U.S. and much of Canada saw as the polar jet stream plunged south during February. In fact, this February ranked among the 10 warmest on record for several Maritimes sites. However, the jet stream frequently steered storms through the Gulf of Maine region. For instance, a nor'easter brought heavy snow and strong winds to parts of the region from February 1 to 3, while a storm from February 7 to 8 dropped heavy snow on the Maritimes. See Regional Impacts for details.
This winter was the warmest on record for Fredericton and Moncton, N.B.; Halifax (Shearwater) area, N.S.; and Charlottetown, P.E.I. and among the warmest winters on record for many other locations in the Maritimes. In addition, Caribou, ME, had its third-warmest winter.
The time series graph of daily average temperature departure from normal for the date during winter at Caribou, ME shows that most days in December, January, and the first week of February were well above normal, other than one cold spell in the third week of December. The rest of February had day-to-day variations both above and below normal.
Winter precipitation (accumulated from December to February) ranged from 50% of normal to 150% of normal. December precipitation ranged from 50% of normal to more than 200% of normal, with much of the region seeing near- or above-normal precipitation. Some New Brunswick sites had one of their 10 wettest Decembers on record. January was dry with precipitation ranging from 25% of normal to near normal for most areas. February precipitation ranged from 75% of normal in parts of New England to 200% of normal in northern Maine and the Maritimes. Ingonish Beach and Malay Falls, N.S., had their second-wettest February on record.
The scale to the right of the graph defines the map colours. Red shades represent positive anomalies (above normal), to +3 C. Blue shades represent negative anomalies (below normal), to -3 C. White indicates near-normal conditions (departures near 0 C).
A storm from January 16 to 17 brought up to 38 cm (15 in.) of snow to northern parts of New Brunswick, Maine, and New Hampshire and up to 55 mm (2 in.) of rain to the rest of the region. Rain and melting snow led to flooding in some locations. With few storms and above-normal temperatures, January snowfall was below or much below normal for most areas. This January was among the 10 least snowy on record for Caribou, ME; Concord, NH; Saint John, N.B.; and Yarmouth, N.S. Little snow cover led to a slow start to the snowmobile season. Thin ice and open waterways created unsafe conditions for snowmobiling and ice fishing. The Saint John River in Fredericton, N.B., froze over on January 20, the second latest date since 1965, making the 2020 to 2021 open-water season the fourth-longest on record at the site. In early January, a lack of ice in the Bay of Chaleur, N.B., allowed hundreds of harp seals to drift unusually far into the bay. In late January, ice coverage in the Gulf of St. Lawrence was around 1.6%, the lowest in over 50 years of records.
The drought map for the end of February shows no areas of drought or of abnormally dry conditions over most of the region. There is a small area of moderate drought over New Hampshire. There are small areas of abnormally dry conditions (category D0) over central Nova Scotia, western Prince Edward Island, parts of Cape Breton, and southern and western Maine and New Hampshire.
Wetter-than-normal weather during December eased drought conditions in all parts of the region except New Hampshire. Areas of abnormal dryness were reduced but persisted throughout the region, except in Massachusetts. During January, there was little change in conditions. With below-normal precipitation, moderate drought lingered in New Hampshire and abnormal dryness lingered, and even expanded slightly, in the rest of the region. During February, dry conditions improved in parts of the Maritimes but were unchanged in New England. As of late February, dryness persisted in parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, and P.E.I.
2020 ranked among the hottest years on record for the Maritimes and among the five hottest on record for Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. In fact, Portland, ME, had its hottest year, while Caribou, ME, had its second hottest and Yarmouth, N.S., had its third hottest. The year was among the 10 hottest on record for several other sites including Concord, NH; Boston, MA; Halifax, N.S.; Fredericton, N.B.; and Charlottetown, P.E.I. In addition, 2020 ranked among the hottest years on record for the globe. Ocean temperatures were also exceptionally warm, with the 2020 global sea surface temperature ranking as third hottest and the 2020 Northern Hemisphere ocean temperature ranking as hottest on record. These warm ocean temperatures contributed to a record-setting 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Deep-water temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence reached their highest temperatures since records started in 1915, which will likely have implications for the ecosystem.
A world map plotted with color blocks depicting percentiles of average land and ocean temperatures for the year 2020. Colour blocks depict increasing warmth, from dark blue (record-coldest area) to dark red (record-warmest area) and spanning areas in between that were "much cooler than average" through "much warmer than average".
The map shows much warmer than average conditions over a very broad area over eastern Canada, the eastern U.S., and the central North Atlantic. In the Northern Hemisphere, only parts of the northern North Atlantic were cooler than average. Large areas of northern Europe and northern Asia were record warm. Much of the Southern Hemisphere was also warmer or much warmer than average. Some areas of the South Pacific and some areas of the southern Indian Ocean were near average.
NOAA indicates the flood risk during spring is near normal for most of New England and below normal for parts of New Hampshire and Maine where dry conditions exist. The ice jam flooding potential is also below normal or near normal. Very heavy rain can cause flooding at any time of the year, even in areas that have little to no snow cover.
The ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) March forecast chart issued in early March shows a transition from La Nina conditions to a 60% probability of ENSO-neutral conditions for the Apr-May-Jun period.
Vertical bars represent the forecast probabilities. Lines represent the climatological probabilities. The colours blue, grey, and red, represent La Nia, Neutral, and El Nio conditions, respectively. Each bar represents probabilities over 3 months. Each interval overlaps by 2 months.
During February, La Nia conditions continued in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center indicates there is around a 60% chance La Nia conditions will transition to ENSO-neutral conditions during spring, with ENSO-neutral conditions likely continuing through summer.
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