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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
500 AM PST WED MAR 24 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    407 PM  73    1982  57      7       52       
  MINIMUM         48    707 AM  31    1954  39      9       35       
  AVERAGE         56                        48      8       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1986   0.11  -0.11     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.86  -2.31     5.08    
  SINCE OCT 1     23.92                     26.31  -2.39    25.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.36                     12.11  -2.75    15.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        16     -7       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       409    -99      378       
  SINCE MAR 1    310                       409    -99      378       
  SINCE JUL 1   3236                      3534   -298     3154       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        72      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        29      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   605 AM PST   SUNSET   629 PM PST   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   630 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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