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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
401 AM EST SUN NOV 9 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         55    212 PM  67    1975  50      5       40       
  MINIMUM         52    137 AM  16    1960  32     20       32       
  AVERAGE         54                        41     13       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.82 1963   0.16   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.28  -0.58     1.73    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.73                      9.05   5.68    11.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.97                     38.15  13.82    40.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1968   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        24    -13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       182    -44      175       
  SINCE SEP 1    795                       904   -109      670       
  SINCE JUL 1    818                       960   -142      725       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        25      4       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       347    -16      397       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        69      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        14      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2008......SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   421 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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