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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
443 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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   1159 PM  66    1990  34    -10       49       
  MINIMUM         -1    531 AM  -9    1945  16    -17       29       
  AVERAGE         12                        25    -13       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1911   0.13  -0.13     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.17                      3.19  -0.02     2.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.17                      3.19  -0.02     2.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.79                     44.78  15.01    45.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1947   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   26.2                       9.0   17.2     28.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.2                       9.0   17.2     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.2                      12.3   13.9     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        39     14       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  853                       826     27      962       
  SINCE DEC 1    853                       826     27      962       
  SINCE JUL 1   2297                      2394    -97     2326       
                                                                     
 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   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        53      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -13      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   409 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   410 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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