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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
507 AM PST MON FEB 23 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         56    254 PM  65    2002  53      3       54       
  MINIMUM         38    551 AM  23    1894  35      3       34       
  AVERAGE         47                        44      3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1936   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91                      4.08  -1.17     2.58    
  SINCE OCT 1     27.52                     25.80   1.72    25.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.61                      9.92  -0.31     9.96    
                                                                     
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       18                        21     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  478                       497    -19      450       
  SINCE DEC 1   1968                      2033    -65     1738       
  SINCE JUL 1   2928                      3190   -262     2806       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        65      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        22      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2004......SUNRISE   701 AM PST   SUNSET   551 PM PST   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   659 AM PST   SUNSET   552 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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