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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
200 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 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         44    236 PM  84    1945  63    -19       62       
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  20    1911  41     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         42                        52    -10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          5.24 1973   0.23  -0.18     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      3.54  -2.00     4.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      3.54  -2.00     4.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.19                     14.01  -5.82    15.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        13     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       241     54      160       
  SINCE MAR 1    295                       241     54      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   2394                      2877   -483     2703       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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