Thunderstorm Wind in Androscoggin County, Maine

Thunderstorm Wind in Androscoggin County, Maine: 125 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #1,870 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Androscoggin County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 125 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Androscoggin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,870 for this hazard and #9 within Maine, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Androscoggin County with 52 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Androscoggin County, Maine?

125 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Androscoggin County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Androscoggin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Androscoggin County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Androscoggin County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.