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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
722 PM PST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         56    351 PM  69    1921  54      2       49       
  MINIMUM         31    632 AM  21    1971  36     -5       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        45     -1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.93 1991   0.16  -0.16     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.32  -0.32     0.22    
  SINCE OCT 1     29.71                     27.13   2.58    25.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.80                     11.25   0.55    10.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        20      1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        40     -3       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        40     -3       43       
  SINCE JUL 1   3101                      3356   -255     2992       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        68      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        20      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   647 AM PST   SUNSET   602 PM PST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM PST   SUNSET   603 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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