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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
441 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         79    235 PM  92    1969  74      5       72       
  MINIMUM         59   1054 PM  33    1965  54      5       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 1954   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.28                      3.05   3.23     3.23    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.87                      9.65   5.22    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.24                     29.10   8.14    29.32    
                                                                     
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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        37    -14       38       
  SINCE JUN 1     83                       172    -89      156       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        56    -33       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                       120    -53      133       
  SINCE JUN 1    298                       315    -17      318       
  SINCE JAN 1    302                       322    -20      340       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2008.....SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2008.....SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 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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