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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
459 AM PST FRI MAR 19 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         54   1058 AM  74    1939  57     -3       60       
  MINIMUM         41    836 PM  24    1971  37      4       38       
  AVERAGE         48                        47      1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.54 1938   0.13  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.62  -2.17     2.83    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.16                     29.43   0.73    28.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.25                     13.55  -1.30    12.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        18     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  286                       346    -60      283       
  SINCE MAR 1    286                       346    -60      283       
  SINCE JUL 1   3350                      3662   -312     3232       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM PST   SUNSET   624 PM PST   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM PST   SUNSET   625 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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