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CDUS44 KHUN 070704
CLIHSV


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
202 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         61    935 PM  89    1967  70     -9       74       
  MINIMUM         56   1154 AM  25    1944  46     10       40       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.32          3.60 1936   0.16   2.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      1.03   2.04      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.09                      7.71  -0.62     5.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.74                     18.18  -4.44    15.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        51    -14       79       
  SINCE MAR 1    477                       455     22      363       
  SINCE JUL 1   2576                      3091   -515     2906       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        14     -7       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        15     -8       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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