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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
452 PM PDT SUN OCT 17 2004

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         58    720 AM  84    1936  64     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         51    118 PM  28    1902  41     10       52       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.46          2.00 1898   0.09   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.26   0.42     1.53    
  SINCE OCT 1      1.68                      1.26   0.42     1.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.11                     25.38  -1.27    25.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        13     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       173    -67      123       
  SINCE SEP 1    233                       289    -56      192       
  SINCE JUL 1    247                       362   -115      202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        32    -31       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    382                       257    125      448       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2004.......SUNRISE   731 AM PDT   SUNSET   623 PM PDT   
OCTOBER 18 2004.......SUNRISE   732 AM PDT   SUNSET   621 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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