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CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
441 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         48   1242 PM  67    1956  54     -6       51
                                      1941
                                      1939
  MINIMUM         38   1157 PM  28    1906  39     -1       37
  AVERAGE         43                        46     -3       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.29          2.10 1921   0.24   0.05     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    7.79                      4.23   3.56     6.69
  SINCE OCT 1     44.61                     48.64  -4.03    58.09
  SINCE JAN 1     25.39                     21.62   3.77    26.31

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       22                        19      3       21
  MONTH TO DATE  371                       328     43      344
  SINCE MAR 1    371                       328     43      344
  SINCE JUL 1   3849                      3670    179     3773

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    76   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     70           500 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        74      1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        27      1971
                                             1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   721 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   719 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 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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