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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
624 PM PDT WED OCT 23 2002

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         70    255 PM  74    1965  60     10       54       
  MINIMUM         44    503 AM  32    1964  44      0       40       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.79 1951   0.11  -0.11     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.87  -1.28     1.51    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.59                      1.87  -1.28     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.30                     24.74  -3.44    15.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                        12     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       209    -28      226       
  SINCE SEP 1    239                       287    -48      281       
  SINCE JUL 1    256                       329    -73      308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        54      3       64       
  SINCE JAN 1    441                       390     51      347       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        73      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2002.......SUNRISE   738 AM PDT   SUNSET   611 PM PDT   
OCTOBER 24 2002.......SUNRISE   739 AM PDT   SUNSET   609 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.