313 CDUS41 KGYX 180801 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 401 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 64R 311 PM 62 1990 42 22 40 MINIMUM 31 1229 AM -3 1967 26 5 23 AVERAGE 48 34 14 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.08 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.57 2.18 1.39 1.65 SINCE MAR 1 3.57 2.18 1.39 1.65 SINCE JAN 1 12.66 9.41 3.25 6.79 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.6 1896 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 7.6 -7.6 10.6 SINCE MAR 1 T 7.6 -7.6 10.6 SINCE JUL 1 37.0 57.8 -20.8 81.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 31 -14 33 MONTH TO DATE 451 581 -130 594 SINCE MAR 1 451 581 -130 594 SINCE JUL 1 5197 5788 -591 5710 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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 1200 AM LOWEST 22 500 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 65 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2010.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 651 PM EDT MARCH 19 2010.........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 652 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$