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CDUS46 KPQR 031141
CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
440 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         51    122 PM  78    1909  59     -8       54
  MINIMUM         40    549 AM  34    1948  43     -3       45
  AVERAGE         46                        51     -5       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.10 1893   0.12   0.35     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.25   0.41     0.03
  SINCE OCT 1     59.01                     57.31   1.70    71.29
  SINCE JAN 1     39.79                     30.29   9.50    39.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM
  MONTH TO DATE   MM
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       15
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        28      9       33
  SINCE MAR 1   1174                      1095     79     1239
  SINCE JUL 1   4652                      4437    215     4668

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     71           300 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        81      1992
                                             1944
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        35      1980
                                             1949


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM PDT   SUNSET   827 PM PDT
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 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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