High temps break records across Maine, but normal cold is returning

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 12, 2022

In Portland, the high hit 72 degrees, shattering the old Nov. 12 record of 65 degrees set in 2020. In Lewiston, the high got to 69 degrees. In Augusta, the temperature was 70 at 2 p.m., breaking the old record of 63. Even in the northern city of Houlton, the temperature got to a balmy 67, breaking the old record of 63. On Sunday and this week, temperatures will return to a more normal mid-November feel of 20s and 30s for the low, and highs in the 40s or 50s.