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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
403 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         45   1159 PM  53    1957  34     11       49       
  MINIMUM         24   1204 AM -13    1989  16      8       34       
  AVERAGE         35                        25     10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.99 1994   0.13   0.08     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.38                      3.32   0.06     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.38                      3.32   0.06     2.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     60.00                     44.91  15.09    45.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            16.7  1970   0.5   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   26.2                       9.5   16.7     28.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.2                       9.5   16.7     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.2                      12.8   13.4     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        40    -10       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  883                       866     17      985       
  SINCE DEC 1    883                       866     17      985       
  SINCE JUL 1   2327                      2434   -107     2349       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        53      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   410 PM EST   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   411 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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