668 CDUS41 KGYX 070240 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 940 PM EST SAT MAR 6 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2010... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 54 317 PM 60 1974 39 15 43 MINIMUM 26 300 AM -13 1948 22 4 33 AVERAGE 40 31 9 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.78 1920 0.13 -0.13 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.73 -0.35 0.46 SINCE MAR 1 0.38 0.73 -0.35 0.46 SINCE JAN 1 9.47 7.96 1.51 5.60 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 17.4 1887 0.5 -0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 2.5 -2.5 8.6 SINCE MAR 1 T 2.5 -2.5 8.6 SINCE JUL 1 37.0 52.7 -15.7 79.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 25 35 -10 27 MONTH TO DATE 165 217 -52 260 SINCE MAR 1 165 217 -52 260 SINCE JUL 1 4911 5424 -513 5376 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 47 700 AM LOWEST 20 100 PM AVERAGE 34 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 68 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -6 2007 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2010.........SUNRISE 609 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST MARCH 7 2010.........SUNRISE 608 AM EST SUNSET 538 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$