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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
448 PM PST FRI MAR 5 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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         53    259 PM  66    1984  54     -1       51       
  MINIMUM         43    546 AM  19    1955  38      5       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        46      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.05          0.92 1989   0.13  -0.08     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.67  -0.36     0.36    
  SINCE OCT 1     23.68                     24.12  -0.44    20.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.12                      9.92  -0.80    10.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           17                        19     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        95     -5      107       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                        95     -5      107       
  SINCE JUL 1   3016                      3220   -204     2883       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
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    96          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          M900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        70      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        28      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM PST   SUNSET   604 PM PST   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM PST   SUNSET   605 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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