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CDUS46 KPQR 101151
CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
350 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1953 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         50   1206 PM  73    1934  53     -3       53
  MINIMUM         45    500 AM  27    1969  38      7       45
                                      1943
  AVERAGE         48                        46      2       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.51 1998   0.25  -0.19     1.40
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      2.28  -1.01     3.09
  SINCE OCT 1     38.09                     46.69  -8.60    54.49
  SINCE JAN 1     18.87                     19.67  -0.80    22.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        19     -2       16
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       176     20      201
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       176     20      201
  SINCE JUL 1   3674                      3518    156     3630

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM
 LOWEST     80          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        75      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      1969
                                             1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   637 AM PST   SUNSET   615 PM PST
MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE   735 AM PDT   SUNSET   717 PM PDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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