PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 1, 2024
The city had its second-warmest summer on record this season with an average of 69.2 degrees Fahrenheit throughout June, July and August, according to the National Weather Service. That’s 2.5 degrees above Portland’s normal summer temperature. It narrowly topped 2022, Portland’s third-warmest summer, which averaged 69.1 degrees. The hottest summer on record in Portland was 2020, when the average temperature for June, July and August was 70.5 degrees. Statewide, Maine experienced the warmest June and July on record.