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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
1234 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         15    147 PM  53    1957  35    -20       29       
  MINIMUM          7    848 AM -20    1975  17    -10       20       
  AVERAGE         11                        26    -15       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.79 1939   0.13  -0.13     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      2.80   0.36     2.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.16                      2.80   0.36     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.78                     44.39  15.39    45.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.6  1995   0.5   -0.5      5.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.7                       7.5    4.2     28.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                       7.5    4.2     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                      10.8    0.9     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        39     15       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  701                       709     -8      842       
  SINCE DEC 1    701                       709     -8      842       
  SINCE JUL 1   2145                      2277   -132     2206       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        60      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -14      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   408 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   408 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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