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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
509 AM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         56    146 PM  68    1974  39     17       39       
  MINIMUM         37    650 AM  -6    2007  22     15       23       
  AVERAGE         47                        31     16       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.56 1923   0.13  -0.09     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.86  -0.36     1.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      0.86  -0.36     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.64                      8.09  -2.45    12.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1967   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
                                      1996                          
  MONTH TO DATE    8.6                       3.0    5.6      5.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                       3.0    5.6      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.1                      53.2   25.9     96.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        35    -17       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       252     26      234       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       252     26      234       
  SINCE JUL 1   5394                      5459    -65     5126       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        54      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22         0      2007                    
                                             1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2009.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   639 PM EDT   
MARCH  9 2009.........SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   640 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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