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CDUS46 KPQR 241142
CLIAST


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
441 AM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012


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...THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         66    159 PM  88    1911  69     -3       72
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  44    1959  53      3       58
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.50 1968   0.05  -0.05     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.75  -0.74     0.08
  SINCE OCT 1     68.62                     64.71   3.91    78.44
  SINCE JAN 1     49.40                     37.69  11.71    46.66

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        92    -15       94
  SINCE JUN 1    530                       484     46      510
  SINCE JUL 1    246                       242      4      268

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        0
  SINCE JUN 1     16                         3     13        1
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         3     13        1
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     48           200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE ASTORIA OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        86      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        45      1992
                                             1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2012........SUNRISE   627 AM PDT   SUNSET   808 PM PDT
AUGUST 25 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM PDT   SUNSET   806 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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