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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
723 PM PDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         69    453 PM  79    1982  62      7       57       
  MINIMUM         40    549 AM  30    1972  43     -3       46       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.20 1996   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      2.00  -1.00     3.04    
  SINCE OCT 1     25.90                     29.16  -3.26    29.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.34                     14.96  -3.62    18.80    
                                                                     
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           10                        12     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       308    -88      314       
  SINCE MAR 1    640                       844   -204      804       
  SINCE JUL 1   3566                      3969   -403     3580       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        79      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        34      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   612 AM PDT   SUNSET   807 PM PDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM PDT   SUNSET   808 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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