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Despite cold start to winter, snowfall remains below normal in much of Maine

Despite cold start to winter, snowfall remains below normal in much of Maine
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[Local Weather](/section/local-weather) Despite cold start to winter, snowfall remains below normal in much of Maine Despite a cold start to winter, snowfall remains near or below normal in much of Maine. ![Despite a cold start to winter, snowfall remains near or below normal in much of Maine.](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/d27b13a9-5818-41e7-8aa4-f30b2c3ff4c7/20260105T115049/d27b13a9-5818-41e7-8aa4-f30b2c3ff4c7_1920x1080.jpg) ![](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/d27b13a9-5818-41e7-8aa4-f30b2c3ff4c7/20260105T115049/d27b13a9-5818-41e7-8aa4-f30b2c3ff4c7_1920x1080.jpg) Author: Christian Bridges MAINE, USA — This winter has been notably cold in Maine so far. December averaged more than 3° below normal in Portland and nearly 5° below normal in Bangor. Despite the cold, snowfall has been near or slightly below normal across much of the state. ![](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/baafe92e-fbd7-4b22-ba8c-b21ee5642164/20260105T114950/baafe92e-fbd7-4b22-ba8c-b21ee5642164_16x9.jpg) ![](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/baafe92e-fbd7-4b22-ba8c-b21ee5642164/20260105T114950/baafe92e-fbd7-4b22-ba8c-b21ee5642164_1140x641.jpg) Credit: NCM Snow has been near or below average across Maine so far this winter Portland has recorded just under 14 inches of snow this season, several inches below the typical 19 inches by this point. Snowfall has been closer to average in Bangor and Caribou, though Caribou is also.... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*