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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
441 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         51    140 PM  70    1994  56     -5       53
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  24    1954  39     -3       42
  AVERAGE         44                        48     -4       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.03R         0.84 1989   0.13   0.90     0.26
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      1.54   0.46     3.01
  SINCE OCT 1     22.87                     24.20  -1.33    30.87
  SINCE JAN 1     11.65                     10.08   1.57    12.02

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       21                        17      4       17
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       220     19      239
  SINCE MAR 1    239                       220     19      239
  SINCE JUL 1   3327                      3278     49     3333

 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           800 PM
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        71      1979
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   726 AM PDT   SUNSET   714 PM PDT
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM PDT   SUNSET   716 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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