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CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
440 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         53    118 PM  81    1992  59     -6       55
                                      1944
  MINIMUM         44   1257 AM  35    1980  43      1       39
                                      1949
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.33R         1.12 1896   0.13   1.20     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      0.38   1.61     0.05
  SINCE OCT 1     60.34                     57.44   2.90    71.31
  SINCE JAN 1     41.12                     30.42  10.70    39.53

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       16                        14      2       18
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        42     11       51
  SINCE MAR 1   1190                      1109     81     1257
  SINCE JUL 1   4668                      4451    217     4686

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     80           400 PM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        33      1969
                                             1922


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   557 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 PM PDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 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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