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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
455 AM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         54    308 PM  71    1988  57     -3       45       
  MINIMUM         37    445 AM  28    1943  40     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         46                        49     -3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.26  -1.71     3.95    
  SINCE OCT 1     27.23                     24.92   2.31    24.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                     10.80  -5.50    13.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       321    -13      368       
  SINCE MAR 1    308                       321    -13      368       
  SINCE JUL 1   3205                      3379   -174     3456       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   715 AM PDT   SUNSET   722 PM PDT   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM PDT   SUNSET   723 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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