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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
402 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         62   1047 AM  86    1949  64     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         36    443 AM  28    1951  45     -9       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1901   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      2.41   0.33     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.03                     10.81  -0.78    10.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.17                     18.04  -2.87    21.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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       16                        11      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       256    -41      242       
  SINCE MAR 1   1745                      1890   -145     1855       
  SINCE JUL 1   6861                      7097   -236     6747       
                                                                     
 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 (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      2002                    
                                             1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2009...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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