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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
455 AM PST THU MAR 25 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         58    216 PM  70    1979  58      0       53       
  MINIMUM         45    742 AM  28    1969  37      8       29       
  AVERAGE         52                        47      5       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.28 1962   0.12   0.07     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      3.37  -2.72     4.48    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.36                     30.18   0.18    30.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.45                     14.30  -1.85    14.64    
                                                                     
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       13                        18     -5       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  366                       454    -88      391       
  SINCE MAR 1    366                       454    -88      391       
  SINCE JUL 1   3430                      3770   -340     3340       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        72      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        27      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   605 AM PST   SUNSET   632 PM PST   
MARCH 26 2004.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   633 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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