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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
407 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         68    116 PM  92    1979  61      7       61       
  MINIMUM         53    632 PM  23    1956  42     11       42       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.80 1954   0.13   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.17   1.00     0.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.46                      9.57  -0.11    10.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.60                     16.80  -2.20    21.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1966   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      16.2   -5.6     12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     81.1                      66.4   14.7    103.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        14    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       135    -45      129       
  SINCE MAR 1   1620                      1769   -149     1742       
  SINCE JUL 1   6736                      6976   -240     6634       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2009...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
MAY 11 2009...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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