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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
455 AM PST WED FEB 18 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    717 PM  67    1902  52     -1       50       
  MINIMUM         40    241 AM  19    1936  35      5       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        43      3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.66          2.95 1941   0.18   0.48     0.92    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.79                      3.19  -0.40     2.22    
  SINCE OCT 1     27.40                     24.91   2.49    25.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.49                      9.03   0.46     9.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        22     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       388     -6      360       
  SINCE DEC 1   1872                      1924    -52     1648       
  SINCE JUL 1   2832                      3081   -249     2716       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          M800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        67      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        19      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   709 AM PST   SUNSET   544 PM PST   
FEBRUARY 19 2004......SUNRISE   707 AM PST   SUNSET   545 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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