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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
1225 AM EST THU MAR 6 2008


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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    900 PM  59    1974  39     -3       35       
  MINIMUM         29    339 PM  -4    1948  21      8       18       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.53 1940   0.12   0.44      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      0.60   0.94     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      0.60   0.94     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                      7.83   4.98     4.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           8.5  1917   0.4   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       2.0    3.7      5.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       2.0    3.7      5.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     96.4                      52.2   44.2     31.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        36     -4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       182    -17      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       182    -17      173       
  SINCE JUL 1   5057                      5389   -332     4908       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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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 2008.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2008.........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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