681 CDUS41 KGYX 180901 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 401 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 34 216 PM 57 1984 36 -2 18 MINIMUM 14 607 AM -12 1942 18 -4 6 AVERAGE 24 27 -3 12 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.88 1973 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.17 2.41 0.76 3.62 SINCE DEC 1 3.17 2.41 0.76 3.62 SINCE JAN 1 51.66 44.00 7.66 56.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 22.3 1970 0.5 -0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 6.0 -5.7 10.4 SINCE DEC 1 0.3 6.0 -5.7 10.4 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 9.3 -8.9 10.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 38 3 53 MONTH TO DATE 588 594 -6 543 SINCE DEC 1 588 594 -6 543 SINCE JUL 1 1936 2162 -226 2002 COOLING YESTERDAY 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) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 600 AM LOWEST 41 100 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 53 1996 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -9 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2010......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 406 PM EST DECEMBER 19 2010......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 406 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$