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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
722 PM PST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 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         59    458 PM  79    1987  58      1       51       
  MINIMUM         36    618 AM  30    1971  40     -4       40       
  AVERAGE         48                        49     -1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.39 1996   0.10  -0.10     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.18    
  SINCE OCT 1     24.90                     27.26  -2.36    26.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.34                     13.06  -2.72    15.94    
                                                                     
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           17                        15      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        15      2       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       551   -114      509       
  SINCE JUL 1   3363                      3676   -313     3285       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        79      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        30      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   550 AM PST   SUNSET   639 PM PST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   548 AM PST   SUNSET   641 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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