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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
403 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         68   1022 PM  88    1993  70     -2       68       
  MINIMUM         60    400 AM  28    1963  49     11       47       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.79 1944   0.11   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.23                      1.48   4.75     1.80    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.23                      1.48   4.75     1.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.47                     30.58  12.89    31.12    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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        1                         6     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        61    -30       52       
  SINCE SEP 1     31                        61    -30       52       
  SINCE JUL 1     54                       117    -63      107       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        20      5       34       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        20      5       34       
  SINCE JAN 1    327                       342    -15      374       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1963                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2008.....SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   651 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2008.....SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   649 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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