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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
442 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         74    124 PM  95    1959  78     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         56   1151 PM  43    1964  58     -2       58       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.00 1900   0.09   0.14     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.20                      1.58   4.62     3.11    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.79                      8.18   6.61    11.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.16                     27.63   9.53    29.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         8      3        4       
  SINCE JUN 1     71                       143    -72      122       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        27    -16       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        73    -44       86       
  SINCE JUN 1    260                       268     -8      271       
  SINCE JAN 1    264                       275    -11      293       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1961                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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