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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
444 AM PDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    323 PM  77    1947  57      6       56       
  MINIMUM         47   1048 PM  26    1955  40      7       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.88 1946   0.12  -0.12     0.83    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.90  -1.40     3.59    
  SINCE OCT 1     27.18                     24.56   2.62    24.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25                     10.44  -5.19    13.24    
                                                                     
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       10                        17     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       271    -22      305       
  SINCE MAR 1    249                       271    -22      305       
  SINCE JUL 1   3146                      3329   -183     3393       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        80      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   720 AM PDT   SUNSET   718 PM PDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   719 AM PDT   SUNSET   719 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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