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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
402 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         45   1228 AM  75    1989  53     -8       47       
  MINIMUM         36    857 PM  20    1959  34      2       28       
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1886   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      4.09  -0.90     6.37    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.03                      7.46   6.57     9.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.27                     36.56  14.71    38.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1952   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      1965                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        21      3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  442                       481    -39      310       
  SINCE SEP 1    604                       680    -76      457       
  SINCE JUL 1    627                       736   -109      512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        25      4       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       347    -16      397       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        71      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        19      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2008.......SUNRISE   715 AM EDT   SUNSET   534 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 31 2008.......SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   533 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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