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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
423 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    817 PM  52    2006  31      4       38       
  MINIMUM          9    122 AM -12    2003  12     -3       17       
  AVERAGE         22                        22      0       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.91          1.35 1994   0.12   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      3.73  -1.38     3.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.97                      7.97  -1.00     6.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.35                      3.73  -1.38     3.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.3          10.0  1885   0.6    5.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   28.0                      18.7    9.3     19.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     55.2                      32.3   22.9     57.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.2                      35.6   19.6     57.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        44     -1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1333                      1215    118     1082       
  SINCE DEC 1   2454                      2367     87     2301       
  SINCE JUL 1   3898                      3935    -37     3665       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        49      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12        -7      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2009.......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   449 PM EST   
JANUARY 30 2009.......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   450 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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