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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
404 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         38    903 PM  55    2006  37      1       37       
  MINIMUM         13    708 AM  -6    1976  19     -6       16       
  AVERAGE         26                        28     -2       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1917   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.66                      1.99   0.67     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.66                      1.99   0.67     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.28                     43.58  15.70    44.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1917   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       4.7   -2.4     13.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       4.7   -2.4     13.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.3                       8.0   -5.7     13.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        37      2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  470                       482    -12      570       
  SINCE DEC 1    470                       482    -12      570       
  SINCE JUL 1   1914                      2050   -136     1934       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       347    -16      397       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
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    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        53      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -3      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   405 PM EST   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   405 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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