224 CDUS41 KGYX 090902 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 402 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2010... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 56R 319 PM 54 1995 40 16 53 MINIMUM 29 212 AM 0 2007 22 7 36 1955 AVERAGE 43 31 12 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.70 1930 0.13 -0.13 0.36 MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.99 -0.61 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 0.38 0.99 -0.61 0.86 SINCE JAN 1 9.47 8.22 1.25 6.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.3 1884 0.5 -0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 3.5 -3.5 8.6 SINCE MAR 1 T 3.5 -3.5 8.6 SINCE JUL 1 37.0 53.7 -16.7 79.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 35 -13 20 MONTH TO DATE 213 287 -74 298 SINCE MAR 1 213 287 -74 298 SINCE JUL 1 4959 5494 -535 5414 COOLING YESTERDAY 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) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 200 AM LOWEST 34 600 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 52 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -10 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2010.........SUNRISE 604 AM EST SUNSET 540 PM EST MARCH 10 2010.........SUNRISE 602 AM EST SUNSET 541 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$