CDUS41 KGYX 062051
CLIPWM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME                                     
451 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
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...THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2008
 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    245 PM  88    1983  72      2       68       
  MINIMUM         62    341 AM  40    1989  52     10       44       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.20          5.28 1896   0.10   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.60  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.20                      0.60  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.44                     29.70   7.74    29.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21       22       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        21    -21       22       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                        77    -54       77       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        12      8        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        12      8        5       
  SINCE JAN 1    322                       334    -12      345       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE PORTLAND ME CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1962                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2008.....SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   707 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2008.....SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   705 PM EDT   
                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          
 
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