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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
458 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         48    315 PM  61    1979  46      2       49       
  MINIMUM         38    238 AM   9    1964  34      4       35       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.91 1979   0.21  -0.21     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      3.67  -0.72     6.33    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.39                     13.09  -4.70    13.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.82                     37.21  -6.39    37.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  347                       413    -66      346       
  SINCE DEC 1    347                       413    -66      346       
  SINCE JUL 1   1436                      1570   -134     1306       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    382                       257    125      456       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        59      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   745 AM PST   SUNSET   432 PM PST   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   746 AM PST   SUNSET   433 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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