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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
457 AM PST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         55    437 PM  77    1947  57     -2       63       
  MINIMUM         30    528 AM  24    1982  37     -7       41       
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1921   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.49  -2.39     0.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.35                     29.30 -17.95    30.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.02                     13.42 -11.40    12.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       328    -84      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       328    -84      269       
  SINCE JUL 1   3387                      3644   -257     3333       
                                                                     
 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     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        74      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM PST   SUNSET   622 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM PST   SUNSET   624 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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