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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
512 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         61    409 PM  68    1905  54      7       46       
  MINIMUM         34    153 AM  20    1976  36     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         48                        45      3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1916   0.16  -0.16     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.48  -0.46     0.17    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.27                     27.29 -16.02    29.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.94                     11.41  -9.47    11.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        20     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        60    -10       62       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        60    -10       62       
  SINCE JUL 1   3193                      3376   -183     3126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        66      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        24      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM PST   SUNSET   604 PM PST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM PST   SUNSET   605 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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