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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
447 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         36    509 PM  64    1979  37     -1       44       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -15    1977  20      7       22       
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45          1.87 1952   0.14   0.31      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      1.71   0.06     0.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.77                      1.71   0.06     0.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.39                     43.30  15.09    43.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0          14.7  1960   0.4    0.6       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       3.9   -1.6     10.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       3.9   -1.6     10.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.3                       7.2   -4.9     10.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        36     -3       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  387                       409    -22      485       
  SINCE DEC 1    387                       409    -22      485       
  SINCE JUL 1   1831                      1977   -146     1849       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       347    -16      397       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        60      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -5      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   405 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   405 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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