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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
420 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         31    324 PM  66    1953  44    -13       39       
  MINIMUM         20    556 AM  11    1959  28     -8       22       
  AVERAGE         26                        36    -10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1950   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      3.02  -1.36     4.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      3.02  -1.36     4.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                     10.25  -3.45    16.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  2001   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                      10.0    0.6      8.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.0    0.6      8.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     81.1                      60.2   20.9     99.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        29     10       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  778                       762     16      758       
  SINCE MAR 1    778                       762     16      758       
  SINCE JUL 1   5894                      5969    -75     5650       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
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    52          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        63      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        13      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2009.........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   659 PM EDT   
MARCH 25 2009.........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   700 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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