000 CDUS41 KGYX 131134 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 734 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 1218 AM 63 1973 41 -2 41 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM 3 1984 24 -4 28 AVERAGE 30 32 -2 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1985 0.13 -0.13 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 1.65 1.51 0.14 3.34 SINCE MAR 1 1.65 1.51 0.14 3.34 SINCE JAN 1 6.79 8.74 -1.95 14.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.8 1959 0.5 -0.5 T MONTH TO DATE 10.6 5.5 5.1 5.7 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 5.5 5.1 5.7 SINCE JUL 1 81.1 55.7 25.4 96.4 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 33 2 30 MONTH TO DATE 426 421 5 411 SINCE MAR 1 426 421 5 411 SINCE JUL 1 5542 5628 -86 5303 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 49 400 AM LOWEST 32 500 PM AVERAGE 41 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 65 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 0 1941 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2009.........SUNRISE 657 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT MARCH 14 2009.........SUNRISE 655 AM EDT SUNSET 647 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$