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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
420 AM EDT THU MAR 17 2011


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         39    529 PM  59    1973  42     -3       58       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM   5    1956  25      7       30       
  AVERAGE         36                        34      2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.63          3.30 1937   0.14   0.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.21                      2.04   2.17     3.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.21                      2.04   2.17     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.72                      9.27   1.45    12.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1899   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         7.2   -7.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         7.2   -7.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     69.3                      57.4   11.9     37.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        32     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  531                       550    -19      434       
  SINCE MAR 1    531                       550    -19      434       
  SINCE JUL 1   5476                      5757   -281     5180       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        64      2010                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -3      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2011.........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   650 PM EDT   
MARCH 18 2011.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   651 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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