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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
444 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012


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...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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    316 PM  79    1926  56     -5       56
  MINIMUM         38   1250 AM  22    1895  37      1       45
  AVERAGE         45                        47     -2       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.69          0.86 1974   0.13   0.56     0.70
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      1.92   1.67     4.13
  SINCE OCT 1     29.48                     28.83   0.65    33.30
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     12.44   5.61    11.69

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       20                        18      2       14
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       270     -5      248
  SINCE MAR 1    265                       270     -5      248
  SINCE JUL 1   3383                      3510   -127     3304

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     71           300 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE SALEM OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        80      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1978
                                             1955


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   723 AM PDT   SUNSET   719 PM PDT
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   721 AM PDT   SUNSET   720 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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