721 CDUS41 KGYX 222142 CLIPWM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 442 PM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ................................... ...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 52 1207 PM 60 1949 35 17 37 MINIMUM 36 212 AM -14 1970 18 18 32 AVERAGE 44 27 17 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.46 1902 0.12 -0.12 0.14 MONTH TO DATE 2.50 2.95 -0.45 3.53 SINCE DEC 1 2.50 2.95 -0.45 3.53 SINCE JAN 1 50.76 46.18 4.58 52.02 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 8.6 1962 0.5 MM 2.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.7 8.4 -7.7 5.4 SINCE DEC 1 0.7 8.4 -7.7 5.4 SINCE JUL 1 6.9 10.3 -3.4 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 21 38 -17 30 MONTH TO DATE 639 761 -122 769 SINCE DEC 1 639 761 -122 769 SINCE JUL 1 1763 2252 -489 2117 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 50 100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 66 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -9 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2011......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 408 PM EST DECEMBER 23 2011......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 408 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$