Maine damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 831 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Maine, 830 of them 58 mph or more and 12 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 143 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 2, 2013 (67 reports in Maine). The highest wind on record is 110 mph, on June 21, 2021. 2026 so far: 82 preliminary reports.
Maine's biggest wind day since 2016: July 18, 2016
44 damaging wind reports in Maine, 1 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Maine
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2013 | 67 | 2 | 81 mph |
| July 18, 2006 | 59 | 0 | 70 mph |
| August 3, 2007 | 54 | 1 | 75 mph |
| July 18, 2016 | 44 | 1 | 90 mph |
| July 16, 2026 | 36 | – | – |
| July 19, 2013 | 36 | 1 | 75 mph |
| June 20, 2024 | 34 | 0 | 60 mph |
| July 6, 2011 | 32 | 0 | 67 mph |
| July 4, 1999 | 32 | 3 | 81 mph |
| July 2, 2014 | 29 | 0 | 60 mph |
| May 25, 2010 | 28 | 0 | 64 mph |
| May 3, 2010 | 28 | 0 | 70 mph |
| August 25, 2020 | 27 | 0 | 64 mph |
| October 7, 2013 | 27 | 0 | 61 mph |
| June 9, 2011 | 27 | 0 | 70 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Maine
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2021 | 4 | 2 | 110 mph |
| August 18, 2002 | 6 | 1 | 110 mph |
| July 15, 1995 | 3 | 1 | 107 mph |
| August 26, 1996 | 3 | 1 | 104 mph |
| October 29, 1963 | 1 | 1 | 99 mph |
| September 26, 2007 | 17 | 2 | 94 mph |
| September 24, 2006 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph |
| July 13, 1960 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph |
| June 10, 1965 | 1 | 1 | 91 mph |
| July 24, 2022 | 5 | 1 | 90 mph |
Maine damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 82 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 2025 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 81 mph | 10 |
| 2024 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 70 mph | 14 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 70 mph | 8 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 3 | 90 mph | 17 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 5 | 110 mph | 12 |
| 2020 | 92 | 92 | 1 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 2019 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 69 mph | 15 |
| 2018 | 103 | 103 | 1 | 90 mph | 15 |
| 2017 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 70 mph | 20 |
| 2016 | 160 | 160 | 1 | 90 mph | 16 |
| 2015 | 141 | 141 | 1 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 2014 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 81 mph | 10 |
| 2013 | 238 | 238 | 4 | 81 mph | 23 |
| 2012 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 86 mph | 14 |
| 2011 | 205 | 205 | 14 | 81 mph | 21 |
| 2010 | 135 | 135 | 2 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 67 mph | 15 |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | 4 | 90 mph | 14 |
| 2007 | 156 | 156 | 4 | 94 mph | 20 |
| 2006 | 199 | 199 | 10 | 92 mph | 24 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | 2 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 81 mph | 5 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 75 mph | 11 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 110 mph | 14 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 58 mph | 10 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 84 mph | 10 |
| 1999 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 81 mph | 8 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 70 mph | 7 |
| 1997 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 71 mph | 6 |
| 1996 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 104 mph | 5 |
| 1995 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 107 mph | 11 |
| 1994 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 12 |
| 1993 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1992 | 22 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 1991 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 9 |
| 1990 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 7 |
| 1989 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 86 mph | 9 |
| 1988 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 10 |
| 1987 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 70 mph | 6 |
| 1986 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 60 mph | 8 |
| 1985 | 10 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1984 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 59 mph | 5 |
| 1983 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 6 |
| 1982 | 11 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1981 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 1980 | 5 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 1 |
| 1975 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 7 |
| 1974 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 63 mph | 5 |
| 1973 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 6 |
| 1970 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 6 |
| 1969 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1968 | 8 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 mph | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 91 mph | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1963 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 99 mph | 8 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 1 |
| 1960 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 92 mph | 3 |
| 1959 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 mph | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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