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CDUS46 KPQR 171142
CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
442 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         58    227 PM  93    2008  61     -3       56       
  MINIMUM         44    531 AM  35    1986  46     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         51                        53     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1941   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      1.84   0.32     2.12    
  SINCE OCT 1     60.51                     58.90   1.61    73.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.29                     31.88   9.41    41.60    
                                                                     
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       14                        12      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       210     16      248       
  SINCE MAR 1   1363                      1277     86     1454       
  SINCE JUL 1   4841                      4619    222     4883       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1974                    
                                             1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   540 AM PDT   SUNSET   845 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   539 AM PDT   SUNSET   846 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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