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Old 03-01-2014, 03:18 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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I have been comparing the temperatures all winter between Windsor, VT and Brunswick, ME. Most of the time, Brunswick is a few degrees warmer, but there isn't a lot of variation. My question is how much colder does it feel in Brunswick, or anyplace along the mid-to-south coast region on Maine, compared to inland regions?

In NYC, 20 degrees feels like 0 in Vermont, due to the dampness from being near the ocean. I always marveled as a young adult, when I would travel to upstate NY during the winter, and though it could easily be 20 degrees colder than the NY metro area, it never felt like it.

Does anyone believe it feels much colder on the Maine coast than inland, when the temps are about the same?
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Old 03-02-2014, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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That high humidity is downright raw. It's called a biting cold.
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Old 03-03-2014, 02:58 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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That high humidity is downright raw. It's called a biting cold.
Yes, that's my opinion as well. I think anyplace in the northeast near the water would feel colder in winter. But I would imagine there would be less snow!
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Old 03-03-2014, 09:37 AM
 
Location: Maine
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I live in Brunswick, and the ocean really does moderate things. When it's 30 degrees outside, I feel like I barely need a jacket, much less a coat.

The farther you get from the ocean, the more extreme the temperature variations. Inland New England tends to be hotter in the summer and colder in the winter.

Most years, the humidity is really only brutal for a few weeks in summer (usually late June through July). After that, not so much. And in winter, it really isn't all THAT humid, since the majority of our winter storms tend to come from the west. Seems a bit paradoxical, considering we are right on the ocean, but that's what the Gulf Stream does.
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