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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
452 PM PDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         66    259 PM  74    1996  59      7       68       
  MINIMUM         46    241 AM  31    1975  41      5       45       
  AVERAGE         56                        50      6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.69 1971   0.09  -0.09     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.78  -0.78     1.16    
  SINCE OCT 1     24.90                     27.94  -3.04    27.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.34                     13.74  -3.40    16.92    
                                                                     
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                        15     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       120    -39      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       656   -155      633       
  SINCE JUL 1   3427                      3781   -354     3409       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        33      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM PDT   SUNSET   748 PM PDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM PDT   SUNSET   750 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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