The Christmas Eve winter storm brought enough snow to Maine to ensure that many people in the state will experience a white Christmas. According to the National Weather Service, there must be at least an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day for it to be considered a white Christmas. It doesn’t have to actively fall on Christmas for it to count. The accumulation may be from previous snow events, but it must be at least 1 inch total. The latest Maine snowfall totals from the Weather Service are listed below by county: Androscoggin County, Sabattus – 8.0 inches, Lewiston – 4.5 inches, Auburn – 4.0 inches, Aroostook County, Houlton – 3.5 inches, Castle Hill – 2, 8″Fort Fairfield – 2.0″Caribou – 2.0″Madawaska – 1.7″Fort Kent – 1.5″Saint Francis – 1.5 inchesCumberland CountyBridgton – 3.5 inchesBrunswick – 2.8 inchesFreeport – 2.5 inchesCumberland – 2.1 inchesGorham – 1.4 inchesFranklin CountyStratton – 6.0 inchesHancock CountyDedham – 8.0 inchesProspect Harbor – 8.0 inchesGreat Pond – 8.0 inchesOrland – 7.2 inchesLamoine – 6.5 inchesOtis – 6.3 inchesSeawall – 5.5 inchesSurry – 5.5 inchesKennebec CountyChina – 7.4 inchesAugusta – 5.5 inchesGardiner – 4.1 inchesKnox CountyHope – 4.0 inchesOxford CountyLovell – 5.5 inchesOtisfield – 4.4 inchesDixfield – 4 .0 inchesBryant Pond – 4.0 inchesBrownfield – 4.0 InchPenobscot CountyDexter – 9.1 inBangor – 8.3 inBradford – 8.0 inCorinna – 7.5 in Corinth – 6.0 inGarland – 6.0 inHampden – 5.3 inGlenburn – 5.0 inSherman – 5.0 inOld Town – 4.0″ Piscataquis CountySangerville – 12.0″Parkman – 12.0 inchesAtkinson – 10.0 inchesWellington – 10.0 inchesDover-Foxcroft – 9.7 inchesWilliamsburg – 9.0 inchesGuilford – 7.5 inchesAbbot – 6.5 inchesGreenville – 5.7 inchesSagadahoc CountyTopsham – 2.5 inchesSomerset CountyCornville – 8.0 inchesSkowhegan – 6.0 inchesWaldo CountyMonroe – 5.0 inchesWashington CountyEastport – 7.3 inchesCutler – 5.0 inchesBaileyville – 3.0 inchesYork CountyLimington – 1.8 inchesWaterboro – 1.5 inches EDITOR’S NOTE – The National Weather Service had no snowfall totals for Lincoln County as of 2 p.m. Tuesday. Related content:
The Christmas Eve winter storm brought enough snow to Maine to ensure that many people in the state will have a white Christmas.
According to the National Weather Service, there must be at least an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day for it to be considered a white Christmas.
It doesn’t have to actively fall on Christmas for it to count. The accumulation may be from previous snow events, but must be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) total.
The latest snowfall totals in Maine from the Weather Service are listed below by county:
Androscoggin County
- Sabattus – 8.0 inches
- Lewiston – 4.5 inches
- Auburn – 4.0 inches
Aroostook County
- Houlton – 3.5 inches
- Castle Hill – 2.8 inches
- Fort Fairfield – 2.0 inches
- Caribou – 2.0 inches
- Madawaska – 1.7 inches
- Fort Kent – 1.5 inches
- Saint Francis – 1.5 inches
Cumberland County
- Bridgton – 3.5 inches
- Brunswick – 2.8 inches
- Freeport – 2.5 inches
- Cumberland – 2.1 inches
- Gorham – 1.4 inches
Franklin County
Hancock County
- Dedham – 8.0 inches
- Prospect Harbor – 8.0 inches
- Large Pond – 8.0 inches
- Orlando – 7.2 inches
- Lamoine – 6.5 inches
- Otis – 6.3 inches
- Seawall – 5.5 inches
- Surry – 5.5 inches
Kennebec County
- China – 7.4 inches
- Augusta – 5.5 inches
- Curtainer – 4.1 inches
Knox County
Oxford County
- Lovell – 5.5 inches
- Otisfield – 4.4 inches
- Dixfield – 4.0 inches
- Bryant Pond – 4.0 inches
- Brownfield – 4.0 inches
Penobscot County
- Dexter – 9.1 inches
- Bangor – 8.3 inches
- Bradford – 8.0 inches
- Corinna – 7.5 inches
- Corinth – 6.0 inches
- Garland – 6.0 inches
- Hampden – 5.3 inches
- Glenburn – 5.0 inches
- Sherman – 5.0 inches
- Old Town – 4.0 inches
Piscataquis County
- Sangerville – 12.0 inches
- Parkman – 12.0 inches
- Atkinson – 10.0 inches
- Wellington – 10.0 inches
- Dover Foxcroft – 9.7 inches
- Williamsburg – 9.0 inches
- Guilford – 7.5 inches
- Abbot – 6.5 inches
- Greenville – 5.7 inches
Sagadahoc County
Somerset County
- Cornville – 8.0 inches
- Skowhegan – 6.0 inches
Waldo County
Washington County
- Eastport – 7.3 inches
- Cutlery – 5.0 inches
- Baileyville – 3.0 inches
York County
- Limington – 1.8 inches
- Waterboro – 1.5 inches
EDITOR’S NOTE – The National Weather Service did not have a snow total for Lincoln County as of 2 p.m. Tuesday.
