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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
500 AM PST SAT MAR 20 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         55    349 PM  72    1978  57     -2       51       
  MINIMUM         38    630 AM  22    1965  37      1       40       
  AVERAGE         47                        47      0       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.80 1899   0.13  -0.13     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.75  -2.30     3.08    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.16                     29.56   0.60    28.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.25                     13.68  -1.43    13.24    
                                                                     
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       18                        18      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       364    -60      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    304                       364    -60      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   3368                      3680   -312     3251       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        75      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM PST   SUNSET   625 PM PST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   612 AM PST   SUNSET   626 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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