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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
419 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         69    515 PM 102    1988  81    -12       77       
  MINIMUM         55   1253 AM  40    1921  52      3       52       
  AVERAGE         62                        66     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.92 1968   0.03   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.44   0.11     0.06    
  SINCE OCT 1     37.77                     38.33  -0.56    38.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.86                     22.45  -2.59    22.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        23    -19        4       
  SINCE JUN 1    109                       203    -94       99       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        62    -48       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        78     60       94       
  SINCE JUN 1    351                       198    153      340       
  SINCE JAN 1    351                       205    146      348       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   625 AM PDT   SUNSET   802 PM PDT   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   626 AM PDT   SUNSET   801 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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