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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
443 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         39    216 PM  70    2004  58    -19       53       
                                      1978                          
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  28    1952  40     -8       41       
  AVERAGE         36                        49    -13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.77          1.36 1948   0.11   0.66     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.30                      2.60   2.70     5.08    
  SINCE OCT 1     26.17                     25.26   0.91    32.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.95                     11.14   3.81    14.09    
                                                                     
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       29                        16     13       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  445                       369     76      412       
  SINCE MAR 1    445                       369     76      412       
  SINCE JUL 1   3533                      3427    106     3506       
                                                                     
 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    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        73      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        29      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   709 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT   
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   707 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 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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