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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
540 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28    431 PM  61    1965  38    -10       53       
  MINIMUM         -1    637 AM -21    1950  21    -22       32       
  AVERAGE         14                        30    -16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1971   0.12  -0.12     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.48  -0.05     0.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.43                      0.48  -0.05     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.57                      7.71  -2.14    12.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.4  1960   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.6                       1.6    7.0      5.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                       1.6    7.0      5.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.1                      51.8   27.3     96.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      13                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        36     15       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       146     41      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       146     41      133       
  SINCE JUL 1   5303                      5353    -50     5025       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        59      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -4      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2009.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2009.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   537 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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