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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
459 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1218 PM  72    1968  54      0       51       
  MINIMUM         44    622 AM  15    1971  36      8       39       
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.60 1899   0.16  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      5.09  -4.60     4.77    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.25                     26.81 -15.56    29.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                     10.93  -9.01    11.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        21     -5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  658                       623     35      593       
  SINCE DEC 1   2054                      2159   -105     2083       
  SINCE JUL 1   3143                      3316   -173     3043       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        70      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM PST   SUNSET   600 PM PST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM PST   SUNSET   601 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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