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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
441 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         45    259 PM  71    1988  57    -12       48
  MINIMUM         32   1150 PM  28    1943  40     -8       39
  AVERAGE         39                        49    -10       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.69 1997   0.11  -0.01     0.21
  MONTH TO DATE    3.95                      2.26   1.69     5.01
  SINCE OCT 1     24.82                     24.92  -0.10    32.87
  SINCE JAN 1     13.60                     10.80   2.80    14.02

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       26                        16     10       21
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       321     47      350
  SINCE MAR 1    368                       321     47      350
  SINCE JUL 1   3456                      3379     77     3444

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     70          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        73      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM PDT   SUNSET   722 PM PDT
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM PDT   SUNSET   724 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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