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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
454 AM PDT SAT MAY 8 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         67   1257 PM  94    1987  66      1       55       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  30    1984  42      9       41       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.89 1991   0.07   0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.54  -0.21     0.34    
  SINCE OCT 1     33.60                     34.28  -0.68    36.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.69                     18.40  -2.71    20.87    
                                                                     
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        6                        11     -5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        84    -37       96       
  SINCE MAR 1    901                      1110   -209     1041       
  SINCE JUL 1   3965                      4426   -461     3990       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        31      2002                    
                                             1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   551 AM PDT   SUNSET   827 PM PDT   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   550 AM PDT   SUNSET   828 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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