000 CDUS41 KGYX 180904 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 404 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 18 151 PM 57 1984 36 -18 27 MINIMUM 6 1159 PM -12 1942 18 -12 15 AVERAGE 12 27 -15 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.88 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 3.62 2.41 1.21 2.81 SINCE DEC 1 3.62 2.41 1.21 2.81 SINCE JAN 1 56.99 44.00 12.99 59.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 22.3 1970 0.5 -0.5 2.9 MONTH TO DATE 10.4 6.0 4.4 5.2 SINCE DEC 1 10.4 6.0 4.4 5.2 SINCE JUL 1 10.4 9.3 1.1 5.2 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 38 15 44 MONTH TO DATE 543 594 -51 557 SINCE DEC 1 543 594 -51 557 SINCE JUL 1 2002 2162 -160 2001 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 304 347 -43 331 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 1000 PM LOWEST 33 1200 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 53 1996 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -9 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 406 PM EST DECEMBER 19 2009......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 406 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$