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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
416 AM EST MON FEB 23 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         39   1232 PM  58    1990  36      3       26       
  MINIMUM         18    421 AM  -8    1956  17      1       11       
  AVERAGE         29                        27      2       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75          3.06 1898   0.11   0.64     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      2.45   0.14     7.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.56                     10.78  -1.22    14.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      6.54  -1.60    10.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        5.8          15.5  1893   0.4    5.4      5.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.3                      10.4    2.9     26.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     68.5                      44.5   24.0     84.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      47.8   20.7     84.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        39     -3       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  864                       913    -49      835       
  SINCE DEC 1   3449                      3411     38     3237       
  SINCE JUL 1   4893                      4979    -86     4601       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        61      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -18      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2009......SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   522 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2009......SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   524 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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