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ASTORIA
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Astoria through Wednesday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 71°/55°
Normal high/low ........................... 67°/53°
Record high ............................ 88° in 1935
Record low ............................. 44° in 1954
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Month to date ................................... 1.09"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.55"
Year to date .................................... 40.31"
Normal year to date ........................ 36.71"
Newport
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New
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First
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TOMORROW'S TIDES
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4:47 p.m.
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Lakeview
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REGIONAL CITIES
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Roseburg
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John Day
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46/78
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10:53 p.m.
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Lebanon
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Eugene
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Sunrise Friday ............................. 5:39 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 4:20 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 1:57 a.m.
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