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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
454 PM PDT TUE SEP 9 2003

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         64    204 PM  98    1948  79    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         53    441 AM  35    1928  49      4       45       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.43          0.68 1982   0.04   0.39      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.35   0.29     0.07    
  SINCE OCT 1     39.09                     38.92   0.17    42.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.59                     23.04   0.55    21.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         2      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        18     -5       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        18     -5       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        91    -68       77       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        16     20       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        16     20       10       
  SINCE JAN 1    415                       241    174      303       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2003.....SUNRISE   643 AM PDT   SUNSET   735 PM PDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2003.....SUNRISE   644 AM PDT   SUNSET   733 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.