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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
452 PM PST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    234 PM  72    1978  57      5       55       
  MINIMUM         44    805 AM  22    1965  37      7       38       
  AVERAGE         53                        47      6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.45          0.80 1899   0.13   0.32      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.75  -2.20     0.45    
  SINCE OCT 1     11.80                     29.56 -17.76    30.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                     13.68 -11.21    12.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        18     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       364    -90      304       
  SINCE MAR 1    274                       364    -90      304       
  SINCE JUL 1   3417                      3680   -263     3368       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        75      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        22      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM PST   SUNSET   624 PM PST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM PST   SUNSET   625 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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