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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
448 PM PST MON MAR 22 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         70    259 PM  75    1915  57     13       54       
  MINIMUM         42    636 AM  24    1898  37      5       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.29 1993   0.12  -0.12     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      3.13  -2.68     4.23    
  SINCE OCT 1     30.16                     29.94   0.22    29.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.25                     14.06  -1.81    14.39    
                                                                     
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            9                        18     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  338                       418    -80      346       
  SINCE MAR 1    338                       418    -80      346       
  SINCE JUL 1   3402                      3734   -332     3295       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        71      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        27      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM PST   SUNSET   628 PM PST   
MARCH 23 2004.........SUNRISE   609 AM PST   SUNSET   629 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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