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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
406 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         40    128 PM  57    1949  33      7       34       
  MINIMUM         30    154 AM  -8    1951  15     15       30       
  AVERAGE         35                        24     11       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.68 1969   0.13  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.45                      3.71  -0.26     2.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.45                      3.71  -0.26     2.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     60.07                     45.30  14.77    45.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.8  1894   0.6   -0.6      2.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   26.2                      11.2   15.0     30.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.2                      11.2   15.0     30.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.2                      14.5   11.7     30.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        41    -11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  984                       987     -3     1089       
  SINCE DEC 1    984                       987     -3     1089       
  SINCE JUL 1   2428                      2555   -127     2453       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        57      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -13      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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