Warm weather returns to Maine

Augusta recorded a temperature of 72 degrees on Oct. 6, and although highs since then have been in the upper 60s, they haven't reached 70 degrees, said Chris Legro of the National Weather Service in Gray.
"It would be the warmest reading so far this year," he said.
Legro said the temperature reached 69 in Augusta on April 19 and 68 on Sunday. Temperatures in Waterville and the surrounding area have been similar, although the National Weather Service keeps daily readings only for Augusta, Gray and Portland, he said.
The temperature is expected to remain cool at night, said Legro. It would also not be unusual to see daytime highs only in the 50s in May, he said.
Gardeners and farmers in the area are among those excited about the warm weather, although fire officials also are warning of the risks that dry, warm weather can cause.
At Johnny's Selected Seeds fields in Albion, workers already have planted peas and were putting in an experimental crop of corn, which usually is planted later in the year, into the ground on Monday

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