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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
500 PM PST MON MAR 8 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         67    259 PM  75    1953  55     12       56       
  MINIMUM         42    400 AM  23    1971  36      6       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        46      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.22 1894   0.15  -0.15     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.24  -0.85     1.69    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.10                     28.05   2.05    27.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     12.17   0.02    11.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        19     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       159    -23      150       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                       159    -23      150       
  SINCE JUL 1   3200                      3475   -275     3099       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        77      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        26      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM PST   SUNSET   610 PM PST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM PST   SUNSET   611 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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