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CDUS44 KMOB 170646
CLIMOB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL                                   
1245 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE MOBILE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1842 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    410 AM  85    1955  71     -8       77       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  30    1988  49     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          7.15 1990   0.24   0.15     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      3.77  -1.73     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.04                      3.77  -1.73     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.29                     14.62  -6.33    14.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       115     33       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    148                       115     33       51       
  SINCE JUL 1   1284                      1553   -269     1509       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15       37       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        16    -15       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        36     -9       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MOBILE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1988                    
                                             1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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