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CDUS46 KPQR 031148
CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
448 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         57   1254 PM  70    1942  55      2       50       
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         39    607 AM  29    2008  40     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         48                        48      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1893   0.21  -0.21     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.42  -0.12     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1     51.25                     52.28  -1.03    63.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.03                     25.26   6.77    31.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        35      3       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    694                       613     81      649       
  SINCE JUL 1   4172                      3955    217     4078       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        70      1966                    
                                             1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        29      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM PDT   SUNSET   748 PM PDT   
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM PDT   SUNSET   749 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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