439 CDUS41 KGYX 082201 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 501 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 32 134 PM 58 1951 39 -7 39 MINIMUM 19 410 AM -5 1989 21 -2 21 AVERAGE 26 30 -4 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.46 1950 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 1.15 -0.14 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 1.01 1.15 -0.14 1.62 SINCE JAN 1 49.50 42.74 6.76 54.99 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 3.4 1929 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 2.3 -2.3 6.1 SINCE DEC 1 T 2.3 -2.3 6.1 SINCE JUL 1 0.1 5.6 -5.5 6.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 39 35 4 35 MONTH TO DATE 253 267 -14 219 SINCE DEC 1 253 267 -14 219 SINCE JUL 1 1601 1835 -234 1678 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 559 347 212 304 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 68 100 AM LOWEST 36 100 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 54 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -6 1949 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2010......SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 404 PM EST DECEMBER 9 2010......SUNRISE 703 AM EST SUNSET 404 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$