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


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...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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         49    306 PM  77    1947  57     -8       54
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  24    1982  38     -1       38
                                      1906
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.57 1921   0.13  -0.06     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    5.07                      2.32   2.75     5.59
  SINCE OCT 1     30.96                     29.23   1.73    34.76
  SINCE JAN 1     19.53                     12.84   6.69    13.15

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                        18      4       19
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       324     -4      290
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       324     -4      290
  SINCE JUL 1   3438                      3564   -126     3346

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE SALEM OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        74      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   718 AM PDT   SUNSET   723 PM PDT
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM PDT   SUNSET   724 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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