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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
428 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         40    405 PM  64    1957  37      3       37       
  MINIMUM         15    253 AM -13    1950  19     -4       18       
  AVERAGE         28                        28      0       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.51 1934   0.12  -0.12     0.70    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.90  -0.22     7.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.65                     11.23  -1.58    14.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      6.99  -1.96    11.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            20.4  1935   0.4   -0.4      5.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.3                      12.0    3.3     31.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     70.5                      46.1   24.4     89.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     70.5                      49.4   21.1     89.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        38     -1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1025                      1066    -41      993       
  SINCE DEC 1   3610                      3564     46     3395       
  SINCE JUL 1   5054                      5132    -78     4759       
                                                                     
 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  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        57      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -14      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2009......SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 28 2009......SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   529 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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