771 CDUS41 KGYX 202143 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 443 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2011... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 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 41 328 AM 53 1957 36 5 28 MINIMUM 31 713 AM -20 1975 19 12 24 AVERAGE 36 27 9 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.79 1939 0.12 -0.12 0.21 MONTH TO DATE 2.26 2.70 -0.44 3.38 SINCE DEC 1 2.26 2.70 -0.44 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 50.52 45.93 4.59 51.87 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 8.6 1995 0.5 -0.5 3.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.7 7.4 -6.7 3.3 SINCE DEC 1 0.7 7.4 -6.7 3.3 SINCE JUL 1 6.9 9.3 -2.4 3.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 29 38 -9 39 MONTH TO DATE 573 685 -112 707 SINCE DEC 1 573 685 -112 707 SINCE JUL 1 1697 2176 -479 2055 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 454 359 95 559 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 64 300 AM LOWEST 29 100 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -14 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2011......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 407 PM EST DECEMBER 21 2011......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 407 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$