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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
457 AM PST SAT MAR 13 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         62    255 PM  72    1937  56      6       61       
  MINIMUM         35    648 AM  23    1954  36     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1946   0.14  -0.14     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.81  -1.42     2.23    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.10                     28.62   1.48    27.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     12.74  -0.55    12.39    
                                                                     
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       16                        19     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       235    -35      195       
  SINCE MAR 1    200                       235    -35      195       
  SINCE JUL 1   3264                      3551   -287     3144       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        74      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        23      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM PST   SUNSET   616 PM PST   
MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM PST   SUNSET   617 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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