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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
227 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         78    347 PM  86    1963  68     10       62       
  MINIMUM         50    608 AM  25    1964  44      6       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.25 1914   0.19  -0.19     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      6.49  -3.17     5.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.32                      6.49  -3.17     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.97                     16.96  -6.99    15.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         9     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       395     45      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    440                       395     45      263       
  SINCE JUL 1   2539                      3031   -492     2806       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         7     -3       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         7     -3       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   535 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   534 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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