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CDUS41 KGYX 090522
CLIPWM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
1222 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2008


 ................................... 

...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    130 PM  54    1995  40     -1       19       
  MINIMUM         34    644 AM   0    2007  22     12        0       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         37                        31      6       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.59          2.70 1930   0.13   1.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      0.99   2.22     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.21                      0.99   2.22     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.48                      8.22   6.26     4.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.3  1884   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       3.5    2.2      5.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       3.5    2.2      5.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     96.4                      53.7   42.7     31.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        35     -7       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       287    -25      343       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       287    -25      343       
  SINCE JUL 1   5154                      5494   -340     5078       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        52      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1943                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   703 AM EDT   SUNSET   641 PM EDT   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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000 
CDUS41 KGYX 090522
CLIPWM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
1222 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2008


 ................................... 

...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    130 PM  54    1995  40     -1       19       
  MINIMUM         34    644 AM   0    2007  22     12        0       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         37                        31      6       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.59          2.70 1930   0.13   1.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      0.99   2.22     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.21                      0.99   2.22     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.48                      8.22   6.26     4.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.3  1884   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       3.5    2.2      5.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       3.5    2.2      5.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     96.4                      53.7   42.7     31.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        35     -7       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       287    -25      343       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       287    -25      343       
  SINCE JUL 1   5154                      5494   -340     5078       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        52      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1943                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   703 AM EDT   SUNSET   641 PM EDT   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.      TS FOR THE SHORT TERM OF CONCERN ARE THE 
TEMPERATURES AND CHANCE OF SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WAS A SHARP CUT 
OFF ON THE SNOW. THE COVERAGE ENDED JUST WEST OF IND WITH A LIGHT 
COVERING TO THE SW. TO THE EAST AND SE AMOUNTS INCREASED TO ARND 8 
INCHES. THE SNOW HAS ENDED TO THE EAST AND WINDS WERE DECREASING SO 
WILL END THE ADVSRYS AND WARNINGS WITH NEXT FCST. THE LOW THAT 
CAUSED THE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES TONIGHT. THIS 
WILL ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SAT PICS SHOW AN 
AREA OF CLOUDS WRAPPING ARND THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. THESE WERE 
EXPANDING AND WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. 850 MB CHART SHOWS 
STRONG WWA BUT THIS AIR WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SNOW COVER IN SW 
INDIANA. THIS SHOULD CAUSE TEMPS TO DROP A LITTLE LOWER THEN 
GUIDANCE ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST WHERE CLOUD COVER AND SNOW HELD 
TEMPS DOWN DURING THE AFTN.

ON SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER INDIANA. THE NGM MOS IS THE 
COOLEST AND THE MOST CONSISTANT WITH THE PRVS RUN. THE ETA AND GFS 
ARE LOWER THEN THE PRVS RUN. WITH THE SNOW COVER CONTINUING AND 
GUIDANCE TREND OF LOWERING TEMPS WILL GO NEAR THE LOWER NGM AMOUNTS. 
SUNDAY NIGHT A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS 
LITTLE SUPPORT AND MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM. CROSS SECTIONS SHOW 
LITTLE FRONTOGENESIS AND OMEGA VALUES STAY CLOSE TO NEUTRAL. WILL 
ONLY GO WITH A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE COOLER NGM 
MOS TEMPS.

LONG TERM.../MONDAY THRU SAT/

FORECAST FOCUS IS ON TEMPS. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT EARLY SO WL USE 
A BLEND. 

MONDAY...S/W MVS THRU THE FA BUT MAY NOT HAVE ENUF MOISTURE FOR 
PRECIP. WL LEAVE POPS DRY AT THIS TIME BUT INCREASE CLD CVR. FOR 
TEMPS USED A BLEND.

MONDAY NT...HIGH PRES MVS IN TO THE AREA. WITH CLRING SKIES PREFERED 
COOLER MET GUIDANCE BUT BLENDED A BIT FOR COLLABORATION. 

FCST IS DRY WITH INCREASING TEMPS TUES AND WED WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM 
BRINGING A CHC FOR RAIN THU-FRI. A LOT OF VARIABILITY IN THE TIMING 
OF A FRI NT/SAT SYSTEM SO WL KEEP DRY AT THIS TIME.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

AVIATION...JOHNSON