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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
452 PM PST SAT MAR 26 2005

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...THE PORTLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 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         53    259 PM  73    1994  57     -4       52       
  MINIMUM         45    553 AM  31    1996  40      5       44       
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.63R         0.57 1985   0.11   0.52     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      3.19  -1.67     1.39    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.41                     26.64 -12.23    24.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.76                     12.44  -7.68    10.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           16                        16      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       457    -78      357       
  SINCE MAR 1    379                       457    -78      357       
  SINCE JUL 1   3265                      3582   -317     3283       
                                                                     
 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     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
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          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE PORTLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        77      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM PST   SUNSET   631 PM PST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM PST   SUNSET   633 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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