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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
100 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1947 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         37    403 PM  59    1974  39     -2       40       
  MINIMUM          9    622 AM  -4    1948  21    -12       30       
  AVERAGE         23                        30     -7       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.53 1940   0.12  -0.12     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.60   0.01     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      0.60   0.01     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.33                      7.83  -0.50     2.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.5  1917   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.0                       2.0    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.0                       2.0    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.6                      52.2   27.4     39.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        36      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       182     32      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    214                       182     32      128       
  SINCE JUL 1   5275                      5389   -114     5265       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        60      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -13      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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