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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
736 PM PDT SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 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         72    355 PM 100    1942  81     -9       69       
  MINIMUM         62   1120 AM  39    1973  52     10       55       
  AVERAGE         67                        67      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.25          0.71 1925   0.03   0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.41  -0.04     0.06    
  SINCE OCT 1     37.59                     38.30  -0.71    38.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.68                     22.42  -2.74    22.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        22    -22        4       
  SINCE JUN 1    105                       202    -97       99       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        61    -51       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                        75     65       94       
  SINCE JUN 1    353                       195    158      340       
  SINCE JAN 1    353                       202    151      348       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   623 AM PDT   SUNSET   806 PM PDT   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   624 AM PDT   SUNSET   804 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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