000 CDUS41 KGYX 180803 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 403 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 40 248 PM 62 1990 42 -2 40 MINIMUM 23 620 AM -3 1967 26 -3 27 AVERAGE 32 34 -2 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.08 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.65 2.18 -0.53 3.74 SINCE MAR 1 1.65 2.18 -0.53 3.74 SINCE JAN 1 6.79 9.41 -2.62 15.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.6 1896 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.6 7.6 3.0 8.7 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 7.6 3.0 8.7 SINCE JUL 1 81.1 57.8 23.3 99.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 31 2 31 MONTH TO DATE 594 581 13 564 SINCE MAR 1 594 581 13 564 SINCE JUL 1 5710 5788 -78 5456 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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8 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 96 400 AM LOWEST 50 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 65 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 651 PM EDT MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 653 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$