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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
442 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2011


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         60    250 PM  90    1998  63     -3       57
  MINIMUM         41    511 AM  33    1986  44     -3       44
                                      1969
                                      1964
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1952   0.08  -0.08     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    5.04                      2.64   2.40     2.92
  SINCE OCT 1     39.33                     29.80   9.53    26.11
  SINCE JAN 1     20.48                     15.60   4.88    14.20

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3       14
  MONTH TO DATE  505                       400    105      413
  SINCE MAR 1   1082                       936    146      923
  SINCE JUL 1   4176                      4061    115     3833

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM
 LOWEST     36           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2011...........SUNRISE   559 AM PDT   SUNSET   817 PM PDT
MAY  2 2011...........SUNRISE   557 AM PDT   SUNSET   818 PM PDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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