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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
455 AM PST SUN MAR 28 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         56    448 PM  77    1994  58     -2       53       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  25    1975  37      1       39       
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.37 1940   0.12  -0.12     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      3.73  -2.47     4.74    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.97                     30.54   0.43    30.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.06                     14.66  -1.60    14.90    
                                                                     
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                        17      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       506    -86      442       
  SINCE MAR 1    420                       506    -86      442       
  SINCE JUL 1   3484                      3822   -338     3391       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        78      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        23      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   559 AM PST   SUNSET   635 PM PST   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   557 AM PST   SUNSET   637 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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