527 CDUS46 KPQR 161148 CLIAST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ................................... ...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 52 1254 PM 74 1947 54 -2 53 MINIMUM 44 936 PM 28 1988 39 5 43 1985 1955 AVERAGE 48 46 2 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.87 3.01 1908 0.25 0.62 0.77 MONTH TO DATE 6.93 3.74 3.19 6.10 SINCE OCT 1 43.75 48.15 -4.40 57.50 SINCE JAN 1 24.53 21.13 3.40 25.72 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 17 MONTH TO DATE 328 290 38 303 SINCE MAR 1 328 290 38 303 SINCE JUL 1 3806 3632 174 3732 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 77 100 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 67 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 29 1977 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE 725 AM PDT SUNSET 724 PM PDT MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 723 AM PDT SUNSET 725 PM PDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$