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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
443 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011


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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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         41    328 AM  53    1957  36      5       28       
  MINIMUM         31    713 AM -20    1975  19     12       24       
  AVERAGE         36                        27      9       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.79 1939   0.12  -0.12     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.70  -0.44     3.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.26                      2.70  -0.44     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.52                     45.93   4.59    51.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           8.6  1995   0.5   -0.5      3.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       7.4   -6.7      3.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       7.4   -6.7      3.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.9                       9.3   -2.4      3.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           29                        38     -9       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  573                       685   -112      707       
  SINCE DEC 1    573                       685   -112      707       
  SINCE JUL 1   1697                      2176   -479     2055       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    454                       359     95      559       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        60      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -14      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2011......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   407 PM EST   
DECEMBER 21 2011......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   407 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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