000 CDUS44 KMOB 180646 CLIMOB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1245 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005 ................................... ...THE MOBILE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 430 PM 87 1963 72 -22 78 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 34 1988 50 -5 48 1978 AVERAGE 48 61 -13 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.25 1961 0.24 -0.24 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.04 4.01 -1.97 0.42 SINCE MAR 1 2.04 4.01 -1.97 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 8.29 14.86 -6.57 14.63 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 6 11 2 MONTH TO DATE 165 121 44 53 SINCE MAR 1 165 121 44 53 SINCE JUL 1 1301 1559 -258 1511 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 17 -16 37 SINCE MAR 1 1 17 -16 37 SINCE JAN 1 27 37 -10 55 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 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 93 1200 AM LOWEST 66 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MOBILE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1989 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 558 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$