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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
456 AM PST TUE MAR 16 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         65    458 PM  80    1947  56      9       57       
  MINIMUM         36    538 AM  24    1978  37     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1894   0.14  -0.14     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.23  -1.84     2.78    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.10                     29.04   1.06    28.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     13.16  -0.97    12.94    
                                                                     
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       14                        19     -5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  242                       292    -50      228       
  SINCE MAR 1    242                       292    -50      228       
  SINCE JUL 1   3306                      3608   -302     3177       
                                                                     
 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     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          M700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        75      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        23      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM PST   SUNSET   620 PM PST   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM PST   SUNSET   621 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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