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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
740 AM PDT WED APR 4 2018

CORRECTED TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS ON WHICH THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED.

...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            72                                 64  03/21
                                                          03/12
LOWEST             28                                 32  03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.4              56.5    -1.1     55.1
AVG. MINIMUM     36.0              37.2    -1.2     40.9
MEAN             45.7              46.9    -1.2     48.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               6.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.13   1894
 MINIMUM         0.59   1911
TOTALS           3.21              3.99   -0.78     7.69
DAYS >= .01        15              17.0    -2.0       25
DAYS >= .10         8              10.9    -2.9       20
DAYS >= .50         3               2.4     0.6        5
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.73   03/22 TO 03/22

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     592               563      29      519
 SINCE 7/1       3517              3803    -286     3677
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/181
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/190    DATE  03/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/170    DATE  03/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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