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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
500 AM PST MON MAR 22 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         70    253 PM  76    1915  57     13       54       
  MINIMUM         40    629 AM  26    1982  37      3       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        47      8       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1948   0.13  -0.13     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      3.01  -2.56     3.71    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.16                     29.82   0.34    29.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.25                     13.94  -1.69    13.87    
                                                                     
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       10                        18     -8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       400    -71      330       
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       400    -71      330       
  SINCE JUL 1   3393                      3716   -323     3279       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        75      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM PST   SUNSET   628 PM PST   
MARCH 23 2004.........SUNRISE   609 AM PST   SUNSET   629 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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