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CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
457 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         51        MM  75    1941  55     -4       51
                                      1930
  MINIMUM         43        MM  28    1987  40      3       40
                                      1962
  AVERAGE         47                        47      0       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.57          2.00 1943   0.22   0.35     0.35
  MONTH TO DATE   10.49                      6.80   3.69     9.76
  SINCE OCT 1     47.31                     51.21  -3.90    61.16
  SINCE JAN 1     28.09                     24.19   3.90    29.38

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       18                        18      0       19
  MONTH TO DATE  602                       526     76      564
  SINCE MAR 1    602                       526     76      564
  SINCE JUL 1   4080                      3868    212     3993

 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    27   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        73      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        28      1938


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE   700 AM PDT   SUNSET   741 PM PDT
MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE   658 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 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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