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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
457 AM PST MON MAR 15 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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    424 PM  79    1926  56      6       61       
  MINIMUM         42   1152 PM  22    1895  37      5       48       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1974   0.14  -0.14     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.09  -1.70     2.62    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.10                     28.90   1.20    28.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     13.02  -0.83    12.78    
                                                                     
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       13                        19     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       273    -45      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    228                       273    -45      214       
  SINCE JUL 1   3292                      3589   -297     3163       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   623 AM PST   SUNSET   619 PM PST   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM PST   SUNSET   620 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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