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CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
441 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         43    148 PM  74    1928  54    -11       51
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  27    1971  39     -7       40
                                      1943
  AVERAGE         38                        47     -9       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.32          2.24 1997   0.24   0.08     0.18
  MONTH TO DATE    8.11                      4.47   3.64     6.87
  SINCE OCT 1     44.93                     48.88  -3.95    58.27
  SINCE JAN 1     25.71                     21.86   3.85    26.49

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       27                        18      9       19
  MONTH TO DATE  398                       346     52      363
  SINCE MAR 1    398                       346     52      363
  SINCE JUL 1   3876                      3688    188     3792

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM
 LOWEST     73           200 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        72      1914
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        26      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   719 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 PM PDT
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   717 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 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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