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On a statewide basis, October 2002 was slightly drier than normal for Maine, ranking as the 46th driest October in the 108-year record. The state has had alternating wet and dry periods for much of the year, but the extreme moisture deficits earlier in the year and late last year have resulted in the 21st driest November-October on record.
According to the Maine State Climatologist (Dr. Greg Zielinski):
Overall drought conditions lessened in Maine during October
2002 as most places around the state received close to normal
precipitation. In general, some regions, such as the north, received
a few tenths of an inch below average while places toward the coast
and south received a few tenths above average. Not really exciting
from a precipitation perspective, but it did help lessen drought
conditions. Only the northernmost part of the state remained in
severe drought with the central being in moderate drought. For the
most part, the rapid worsening of drought conditions state-wide
associated with the unofficial record dryness of August has been just
about eliminated.
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