Alfred CDP, ME Climate

Alfred CDP, ME has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Like much of New England, the area experiences four distinct seasons with temperatures ranging from below zero to the low 80s during the summer months. The area receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation per year with an average snowfall of around 75 inches in the winter months. Winds can gust up to 15 mph, providing fresh air throughout the year.

Climate	Alfred CDP, Maine	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.