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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
421 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    415 PM  88    1963  68      6       50       
  MINIMUM         62    838 AM  26    1942  45     17       37       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.70          2.22 1922   0.19   0.51     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      6.68  -2.66     5.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      6.68  -2.66     5.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                     17.15  -6.48    15.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         9     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       404     36      284       
  SINCE MAR 1    440                       404     36      284       
  SINCE JUL 1   2539                      3040   -501     2827       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         8     -1       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         8     -1       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         9     -2       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1923                    
                                                                     
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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