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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
444 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         36   1201 AM  52    1998  40     -4       41       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -10    1943  23      2       20       
  AVERAGE         31                        31      0       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.18 1998   0.13   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.12  -0.13     3.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.99                      1.12  -0.13     3.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.13                      8.35  -2.22    14.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.4  1905   0.5   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.6                       4.0    4.6      5.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.6                       4.0    4.6      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.1                      54.2   24.9     96.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        34      0       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       321     11      296       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       321     11      296       
  SINCE JUL 1   5448                      5528    -80     5188       
                                                                     
 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   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
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    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        58      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2009.........SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   
MARCH 11 2009.........SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   643 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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