515 CDUS41 KGYX 042141 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 441 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2011... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 31 259 PM 61 1965 38 -7 39 MINIMUM -1 610 AM -21 1950 21 -22 33 AVERAGE 15 30 -15 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.88 1971 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.48 -0.48 0.38 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.48 -0.48 0.38 SINCE JAN 1 6.51 7.71 -1.20 9.47 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY T 9.4 1960 0.4 -0.4 T MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 T SINCE MAR 1 T 1.6 -1.6 T SINCE JUL 1 69.3 51.8 17.5 37.0 SNOW DEPTH 19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 50 36 14 29 MONTH TO DATE 172 146 26 113 SINCE MAR 1 172 146 26 113 SINCE JUL 1 5117 5353 -236 4859 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 600 AM LOWEST 40 900 AM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 59 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -4 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2011.........SUNRISE 613 AM EST SUNSET 533 PM EST MARCH 5 2011.........SUNRISE 612 AM EST SUNSET 535 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$