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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
511 AM PDT SUN APR 18 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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    220 PM  84    1897  61     -3       57       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  27    1977  39      5       42       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.36 1908   0.09  -0.06     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.67  -0.83     3.73    
  SINCE OCT 1     31.98                     32.65  -0.67    34.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.07                     16.77  -2.70    18.68    
                                                                     
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       14                        15     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       272    -53      260       
  SINCE MAR 1    706                       846   -140      749       
  SINCE JUL 1   3770                      4162   -392     3698       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        27      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM PDT   SUNSET   802 PM PDT   
APRIL 19 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM PDT   SUNSET   803 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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