Caribou, Maine's Record Long Snowpack, In Place Since November, Melts
At a Glance In a matter of weeks, Caribou, Maine, saw its massive snow cover melt away.They set a record for the longest duration of at least 1-inch snow cover on record. Their snow cover peaked in early March. Rain and warmer temperatures in April rapidly melted the remaining snow.This also triggered flooding and ice jams. Caribou, Maine's record-long snow cover streak ended April 22 after a meltdown of almost four feet of snow in about six weeks. The official...