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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
453 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42   1121 AM  68    1974  39      3       54       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  -6    2007  22      2       24       
  AVERAGE         33                        31      2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.09R         1.56 1923   0.13   1.96     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.55                      0.86   1.69     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.55                      0.86   1.69     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      8.09   0.97     9.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.5  1967   0.5   MM        0.0     
                                      1996                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.0   -3.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     69.3                      53.2   16.1     37.0     
  SNOW DEPTH     110                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       252      4      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    256                       252      4      191       
  SINCE JUL 1   5201                      5459   -258     4937       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    76   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        56      2010                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22         0      2007                    
                                             1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2011.........SUNRISE   606 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2011.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   

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




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