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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
443 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         69    126 PM  80    1948  65      4       72       
  MINIMUM         60    139 AM  29    1955  44     16       62       
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.27          1.51 1993   0.12   1.15     1.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.71                      3.00   6.71     3.22    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.71                      3.00   6.71     3.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     46.95                     32.10  14.85    32.54    
                                                                     
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        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       166    -12      128       
  SINCE SEP 1    154                       166    -12      128       
  SINCE JUL 1    177                       222    -45      183       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        24      4       53       
  SINCE SEP 1     28                        24      4       53       
  SINCE JAN 1    330                       346    -16      393       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2008.....SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   627 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   625 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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