044 CDUS41 KGYX 052156 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 456 PM EST FRI MAR 5 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2010... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2010 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 45 327 PM 59 1974 39 6 35 MINIMUM 30 807 AM -4 1948 21 9 3 AVERAGE 38 30 8 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.53 1940 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.60 -0.22 0.43 SINCE MAR 1 0.38 0.60 -0.22 0.43 SINCE JAN 1 9.47 7.83 1.64 5.57 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 8.5 1917 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 2.0 -2.0 8.6 SINCE MAR 1 T 2.0 -2.0 8.6 SINCE JUL 1 37.0 52.2 -15.2 79.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 27 36 -9 46 MONTH TO DATE 140 182 -42 233 SINCE MAR 1 140 182 -42 233 SINCE JUL 1 4886 5389 -503 5349 COOLING TODAY 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) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 52 1200 AM LOWEST 18 200 PM AVERAGE 35 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 60 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -13 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2010.........SUNRISE 611 AM EST SUNSET 535 PM EST MARCH 6 2010.........SUNRISE 609 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$