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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
402 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         24    355 AM  60    1949  35    -11       30       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM -14    1970  17     -6        8       
  AVERAGE         18                        26     -8       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.46 1902   0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.17                      3.06   0.11     2.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.17                      3.06   0.11     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.79                     44.65  15.14    45.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.6  1962   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   26.2                       8.5   17.7     28.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.2                       8.5   17.7     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.2                      11.8   14.4     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        39      8       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  800                       787     13      936       
  SINCE DEC 1    800                       787     13      936       
  SINCE JUL 1   2244                      2355   -111     2300       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        66      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        -9      1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   409 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   409 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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