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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
441 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         31    259 PM  61    1965  38     -7       39       
  MINIMUM         -1    610 AM -21    1950  21    -22       33       
  AVERAGE         15                        30    -15       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.88 1971   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.48  -0.48     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.48  -0.48     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                      7.71  -1.20     9.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             9.4  1960   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     69.3                      51.8   17.5     37.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           50                        36     14       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       146     26      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       146     26      113       
  SINCE JUL 1   5117                      5353   -236     4859       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        59      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -4      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2011.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2011.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   535 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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