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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
404 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         20   1031 AM  53    1990  32    -12       34       
  MINIMUM          7   1159 PM -21    1963  14     -7       16       
  AVERAGE         14                        23     -9       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.49 1972   0.14  -0.12     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.62                      4.24   0.38     3.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.62                      4.24   0.38     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     61.24                     45.83  15.41    46.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.7  2007   0.6   MM        7.7     
  MONTH TO DATE   27.0                      13.6   13.4     38.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     27.0                      13.6   13.4     38.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.0                      16.9   10.1     38.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        42      9       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1121                      1152    -31     1219       
  SINCE DEC 1   1121                      1152    -31     1219       
  SINCE JUL 1   2565                      2720   -155     2583       
                                                                     
 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   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -12      1957                    
                                             1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
JANUARY  2 2009.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   416 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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