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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
403 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         57R  1117 PM  53    1975  36     21       29       
  MINIMUM         34    644 AM  -3    1989  19     15       12       
  AVERAGE         46                        28     18       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.30 1884   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.13   0.54     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.67                      2.13   0.54     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.29                     43.72  15.57    44.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.3  2003   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       5.1   -2.8     13.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       5.1   -2.8     13.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.3                       8.4   -6.1     13.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        37    -18       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  489                       519    -30      614       
  SINCE DEC 1    489                       519    -30      614       
  SINCE JUL 1   1933                      2087   -154     1978       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        53      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        -9      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   405 PM EST   
DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   406 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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