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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON                             
513 AM PDT FRI MAR 22 2013


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...THE PORTLAND OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         50    421 PM  70    2004  58     -8       39       
                                      1978                          
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  28    1952  40     -2       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.36 1948   0.11  -0.11     0.77    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      2.60  -1.16     5.30    
  SINCE OCT 1     28.12                     25.26   2.86    26.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.19                     11.14  -4.95    14.95    
                                                                     
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       21                        16      5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       369     -2      445       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       369     -2      445       
  SINCE JUL 1   3264                      3427   -163     3533       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   709 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT   
MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE   707 AM PDT   SUNSET   727 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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