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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
516 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60    225 PM  66    1986  54      6       52       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  24    1967  36      2       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.80 1996   0.16  -0.16     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.64  -0.62     0.22    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.27                     27.45 -16.18    29.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.94                     11.57  -9.63    12.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        20     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        80    -14       80       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        80    -14       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   3209                      3396   -187     3144       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        68      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        22      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM PST   SUNSET   605 PM PST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM PST   SUNSET   607 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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