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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
444 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         39    109 PM  55    1984  33      6       40       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -16    1963  15      4       27       
  AVERAGE         29                        24      5       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.07 1942   0.13  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.60                      4.10   0.50     3.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.60                      4.10   0.50     3.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     61.22                     45.69  15.53    46.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2          10.7  2000   0.6   -0.4      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   27.0                      13.0   14.0     31.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     27.0                      13.0   14.0     31.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.0                      16.3   10.7     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        41     -5       31       
  MONTH TO DATE 1070                      1110    -40     1179       
  SINCE DEC 1   1070                      1110    -40     1179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2514                      2678   -164     2543       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        53      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   415 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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