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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
459 AM PST MON MAR 8 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         69    441 PM  71    2001  55     14       52       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         46   1125 PM  23    1985  36     10       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        46     12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1957   0.15  -0.15     0.80    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.09  -0.70     1.36    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.10                     27.90   2.20    27.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     12.02   0.17    11.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        20    -13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       140    -14      136       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       140    -14      136       
  SINCE JUL 1   3190                      3456   -266     3085       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        75      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        23      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM PST   SUNSET   610 PM PST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM PST   SUNSET   611 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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