Why it’s been raining every weekend in Maine

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 21, 2025

It has rained in Maine at least one day every weekend since the end of March. Through April and mid-May, most of the state has seen more precipitation than normal — an entire inch more than in a typical April. Since late March or early April, a cloud-causing low pressure system has tended to move through the Northeast every few days. That could be good news for farmers and gardeners who have faced drought conditions and occasionally dry wells in a handful of recent seasons. But too much rain has also challenged Maine growers as climate change causes swings between extreme weather conditions.