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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
458 AM PST SAT MAR 27 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         50    105 PM  74    1994  58     -8       55       
  MINIMUM         41    433 AM  25    1996  37      4       38       
  AVERAGE         46                        48     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.52 1940   0.12   0.11     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      3.61  -2.35     4.68    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.97                     30.42   0.55    30.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.06                     14.54  -1.48    14.84    
                                                                     
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       19                        17      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       489    -87      423       
  SINCE MAR 1    402                       489    -87      423       
  SINCE JUL 1   3466                      3805   -339     3372       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        77      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        25      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2004.........SUNRISE   601 AM PST   SUNSET   634 PM PST   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   559 AM PST   SUNSET   635 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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