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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
940 PM EST SAT MAR 6 2010


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    317 PM  60    1974  39     15       43       
  MINIMUM         26    300 AM -13    1948  22      4       33       
  AVERAGE         40                        31      9       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.78 1920   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.73  -0.35     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.38                      0.73  -0.35     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.47                      7.96   1.51     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          17.4  1887   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5      8.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.5   -2.5      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      52.7  -15.7     79.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           25                        35    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       217    -52      260       
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       217    -52      260       
  SINCE JUL 1   4911                      5424   -513     5376       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    47           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    34                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        68      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2010.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2010.........SUNRISE   608 AM EST   SUNSET   538 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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