Staff Writer
Strong winds and relatively warm temperatures affected The County on Sunday and Monday as a warm front pressed across the state, according to the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Caribou. Unseasonably high temperatures were recorded on Sunday afternoon in central and southern Maine; Caribou saw a high of 39 degrees at 3 p.m. late Sunday afternoon. The highest temperature recorded in Aroostook County was in Dickey, which saw 55 degrees on Sunday afternoon.
High temperatures however, were met with high winds as a cold front caused strong gusts to sweep Aroostook County. High gusts ranged from 35 to 55 miles per hour. The highest winds recorded, 55 mph, were in Caribou.
As always, information about past and upcoming weather can be located at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/car/.
