084 CDUS41 KGYX 312042 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 442 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 46 112 PM 88 1998 47 -1 48 MINIMUM 27 245 AM 15 1964 30 -3 44 AVERAGE 37 39 -2 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.47 1951 0.14 -0.14 0.36 MONTH TO DATE 4.73 4.14 0.59 11.24 SINCE MAR 1 4.73 4.14 0.59 11.24 SINCE JAN 1 11.24 11.37 -0.13 20.33 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 3.5 1889 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.4 13.0 -9.6 0.1 SINCE MAR 1 3.4 13.0 -9.6 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 72.7 63.2 9.5 37.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 28 27 1 19 MONTH TO DATE 974 985 -11 773 SINCE MAR 1 974 985 -11 773 SINCE JUL 1 5919 6192 -273 5519 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 49 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 69 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 9 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2011.........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 706 PM EDT APRIL 1 2011.........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 708 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$