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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
503 AM PDT MON MAY 3 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         76    501 PM  87    1946  64     12       72       
  MINIMUM         47    521 AM  30    1952  41      6       41       
  AVERAGE         62                        53      9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 1975   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     33.27                     33.90  -0.63    36.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     18.02  -2.66    20.53    
                                                                     
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        3                        12     -9        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        25    -19       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    860                      1051   -191      964       
  SINCE JUL 1   3924                      4367   -443     3913       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        32      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   558 AM PDT   SUNSET   821 PM PDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   556 AM PDT   SUNSET   822 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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