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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
442 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         46    154 PM  63    1942  47     -1       39       
  MINIMUM         31   1136 PM   8    1972  29      2       26       
  AVERAGE         39                        38      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 2002   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      2.72  -0.32     2.97    
  SINCE SEP 1     16.43                     10.49   5.94    12.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.67                     39.59  14.08    41.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1920   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        27     -1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       410    -91      418       
  SINCE SEP 1    976                      1132   -156      913       
  SINCE JUL 1    999                      1188   -189      968       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        25      4       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       347    -16      397       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        70      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        16      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   

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




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