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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
506 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         53    247 PM  54    1995  40     13       39       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   0    2007  22     14       34       
                                      1955                          
  AVERAGE         45                        31     14       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          2.70 1930   0.13   0.23     1.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      0.99  -0.13     3.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      0.99  -0.13     3.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.00                      8.22  -2.22    14.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.3  1884   0.5   -0.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.6                       3.5    5.1      5.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                       3.5    5.1      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.1                      53.7   25.4     96.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        35    -15       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       287     11      262       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       287     11      262       
  SINCE JUL 1   5414                      5494    -80     5154       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        52      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2009.........SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   640 PM EDT   
MARCH 10 2009.........SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 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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