000 CDUS41 KGYX 310944 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 444 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 109 PM 55 1984 33 6 40 MINIMUM 19 1159 PM -16 1963 15 4 27 AVERAGE 29 24 5 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 2.07 1942 0.13 -0.11 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 4.60 4.10 0.50 3.33 SINCE DEC 1 4.60 4.10 0.50 3.33 SINCE JAN 1 61.22 45.69 15.53 46.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 10.7 2000 0.6 -0.4 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 27.0 13.0 14.0 31.1 SINCE DEC 1 27.0 13.0 14.0 31.1 SINCE JUL 1 27.0 16.3 10.7 31.1 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 41 -5 31 MONTH TO DATE 1070 1110 -40 1179 SINCE DEC 1 1070 1110 -40 1179 SINCE JUL 1 2514 2678 -164 2543 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 35 600 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 53 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -21 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 414 PM EST JANUARY 1 2009.......SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$