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2-1 Acreage and Percentage Contribution (parentheses) 

 of Wetland Systems and Subsystems to the Wetland 

 Habitat in the Characterization Area, by Region 2-2 



2-2 Mean Temperature and Annual Precipitation at 



Weather Stations in or Mear the Coastal Zone 2-15 



2-3 U.S. Coast Guard Foghorn Stations 



along the Maine Coast 2-24 



2-4 Snowfall Statistics for Stations in or Near Coastal Maine . 2-29 



2-5 Snow Cover Depths and Duration 



for Stations in or Near Coastal Maine 2-29 



2-6 Average Length of the Growing Season 



at 11 Weather Stations in or Near the Coastal Zone 2-30 



2-7 Air-freezing Index (32°F degree-days) 



at 11 Weather Stations In or Near the Coastal Zone 2-30 



2-8 Maximum Seasonal Depth of Frost for 



an Air -freezing Index of 850 degree-days °F 2-32 



2-9 Maximum Seasonal Depth of Frost for 



an Air-freezing Index of 1300 degree-days °F 2-32 



2-10 Maximum Seasonal Depth of Frost for 



an Air -freezing Index of 1800 degree-days °F 2-33 



2-11 Average Occurrence of Ihunderstorms at 



Nine Weather Stations in or Near the Coastal Zone 2-36 



2-12 Species Weight (pounds x 1000) and Values (thousands 

 of dollars (in parentheses) of Landing Between 

 1955 and 197 6 in Coastal Maine 2-56 



2-13 Winter and Summer Populations in Regions 



of Coastal Maine in 1970 2-61 



2-14 Significant Recreational Beaches 



of the Characterization Area 2-61 



2-15 Employment Figures by Source of 



Income in Coastal Maine in 1977 2-64 



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