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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
403 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         40    248 PM  62    1990  42     -2       40       
  MINIMUM         23    620 AM  -3    1967  26     -3       27       
  AVERAGE         32                        34     -2       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1973   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      2.18  -0.53     3.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.65                      2.18  -0.53     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.79                      9.41  -2.62    15.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1896   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                       7.6    3.0      8.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       7.6    3.0      8.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     81.1                      57.8   23.3     99.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        31      2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  594                       581     13      564       
  SINCE MAR 1    594                       581     13      564       
  SINCE JUL 1   5710                      5788    -78     5456       
                                                                     
 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   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                     
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    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        65      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   651 PM EDT   
MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   653 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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