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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
447 PM PST FRI MAR 12 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         57    259 PM  70    1994  55      2       55       
  MINIMUM         40    627 AM  24    1954  38      2       50       
  AVERAGE         49                        47      2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.84 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.57  -1.07     2.88    
  SINCE OCT 1     23.87                     25.02  -1.15    23.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.31                     10.82  -1.51    12.89    
                                                                     
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           16                        18     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       223    -41      211       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       223    -41      211       
  SINCE JUL 1   3108                      3348   -240     2987       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        71      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   628 AM PST   SUNSET   613 PM PST   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM PST   SUNSET   614 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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