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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
507 AM PST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE SALEM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         49   1251 PM  71    1940  57     -8       62       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  27    1973  37      4       37       
  AVERAGE         45                        47     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.35 1938   0.12  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      3.25  -2.31     0.46    
  SINCE OCT 1     12.19                     30.06 -17.87    30.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.86                     14.18 -11.32    12.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       436    -83      353       
  SINCE MAR 1    353                       436    -83      353       
  SINCE JUL 1   3496                      3752   -256     3417       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE SALEM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        70      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        28      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM PST   SUNSET   630 PM PST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   605 AM PST   SUNSET   631 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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