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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
838 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73   1210 AM  90    1947  77     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  43    1958  57     -7       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        67     -5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          7.75 1991   0.09  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.26                      1.85   4.41     3.15    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.85                      8.45   6.40    11.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.22                     27.90   9.32    29.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        11      3       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     74                       146    -72      130       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        30    -16       29       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        85    -46       89       
  SINCE JUN 1    270                       280    -10      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    274                       287    -13      296       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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