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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
441 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         60   1157 AM  80    2002  53      7       41       
  MINIMUM         41    118 AM  24    2003  35      6       33       
  AVERAGE         51                        44      7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            1.17          2.02 1954   0.14   1.03     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.47                      2.44   3.03     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.33                      6.58   3.75    12.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.84                     13.81   3.03    21.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             5.5  1992   0.1   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.9                       3.2    2.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.3                      16.2   -6.9      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.6                      66.4   12.2     37.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        21     -7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  387                       406    -19      270       
  SINCE MAR 1   1361                      1391    -30     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   6306                      6598   -292     5789       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        21      1962                    
                                             2003                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2011.........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2011.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 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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