PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 5, 2022
Record-high temperatures were set across Maine on Saturday, and weather officials said additional records could be challenged Sunday and Monday as well. Portland set a high of 75 degrees, beating the Nov. 5 record of 71 degrees set in 1994. The Saturday temperature also was the highest for any day in November. Augusta set a high of 76 degrees, topping the previous Nov. 5 high set in 1994 by nine degrees. The previous high for any day in November was 74 degrees in Augusta. Bangor and Caribou both set daily records by reaching 73 degrees on Saturday. The previous high in Bangor had stood since 1938.