Clayton Lake, Maine

Clayton Lake is an unincorporated village in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The community is located within the Northwest Aroostook unorganized territory on the north shore of its eponymous lake within the North Maine Woods in southwestern Aroostook County.

Clayton Lake, Maine
Village
Clayton Lake
Coordinates: 46°36′39″N 69°31′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyAroostook
Elevation
1,056 ft (322 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04737[1]
Area code(s)207
GNIS feature ID579199[2]

Climate

Like the rest of Maine the climate is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfb) bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc), with cold and very snowy winters, and pleasant summers on a few occasions being hot.[3]On January 16, 2009, the temperature dipped to -46 °C (-50 °F). This is the lowest minimum temperature ever recorded in Maine.

Climate data for Clayton Lake, elevation: 304.8 m or 1,000 ft, 1963-1984 seminormals and extremes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11
(52)		 14
(57)		 19
(66)		 26
(78)		 32
(90)		 32
(89)		 33
(92)		 36
(97)		 29
(85)		 26
(78)		 19
(66)		 12
(54)		 36
(97)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.8)		 6.0
(42.8)		 11.4
(52.5)		 19.0
(66.2)		 26.9
(80.5)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.7
(87.2)		 29.8
(85.7)		 26.2
(79.2)		 21.2
(70.2)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.9
(44.4)		 31.2
(88.1)
Average high °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 1.6
(34.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 16.8
(62.3)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.1
(77.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 18.2
(64.7)		 11.1
(51.9)		 3.1
(37.5)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 9.6
(49.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.1
(8.5)		 −11.1
(12.1)		 −4.8
(23.3)		 2.1
(35.8)		 9.7
(49.4)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −1.2
(29.9)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 3.3
(38.0)
Average low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −11.3
(11.6)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 2.6
(36.6)		 8.6
(47.4)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.2
(50.3)		 5.2
(41.4)		 0.3
(32.6)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −14.9
(5.2)		 −2.9
(26.8)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −34.3
(−29.7)		 −33.3
(−28.0)		 −27.8
(−18.0)		 −17.1
(1.3)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −0.7
(30.8)		 2.7
(36.8)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −17.9
(−0.2)		 −30.1
(−22.2)		 −36.1
(−32.9)
Record low °C (°F) −41
(−42)		 −41
(−42)		 −37
(−35)		 −26
(−14)		 −12
(10)		 −3
(26)		 −1
(30)		 −2
(28)		 −8
(17)		 −12
(10)		 −26
(−15)		 −38
(−36)		 −41
(−42)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54
(2.11)		 46
(1.82)		 59
(2.33)		 65
(2.57)		 80
(3.16)		 79
(3.10)		 96
(3.77)		 95
(3.75)		 91
(3.58)		 77
(3.04)		 81
(3.18)		 78
(3.06)		 901
(35.47)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 56
(21.9)		 44
(17.2)		 40
(15.7)		 19
(7.5)		 2.8
(1.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 3.0
(1.2)		 32
(12.6)		 69
(27.2)		 265.8
(104.4)
Source: WRCC[4]

References
  1. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. "Clayton Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Interactive United States Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". www.plantmaps.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. "CLAYTON LAKE 2, MAINE - Climate Summary". WRCCaccess-date=2019-11-27.


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