000 CDUS41 KGYX 240536 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 135 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2008 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 340 PM 66 1953 44 -5 58 MINIMUM 22 1130 PM 11 1959 28 -6 34 AVERAGE 31 36 -5 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 1950 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.82 3.02 1.80 2.71 SINCE MAR 1 4.82 3.02 1.80 2.71 SINCE JAN 1 16.09 10.25 5.84 6.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 2001 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 8.7 10.0 -1.3 13.4 SINCE MAR 1 8.7 10.0 -1.3 13.4 SINCE JUL 1 99.4 60.2 39.2 39.1 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 29 5 19 MONTH TO DATE 758 762 -4 810 SINCE MAR 1 758 762 -4 810 SINCE JUL 1 5650 5969 -319 5545 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 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 43 500 AM LOWEST 25 1100 AM AVERAGE 34 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 63 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 13 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 659 PM EDT MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 700 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$