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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
208 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         71    303 PM  86    1967  70      1       78       
                                      1947                          
                                      1929                          
  MINIMUM         55    635 AM  28    1958  46      9       56       
                                      1939                          
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.79          2.32 1991   0.16   0.63     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      1.35   2.91     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.28                      8.03   0.25     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.93                     18.50  -3.57    16.03    
                                                                     
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        2                         7     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        66    -25       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    481                       470     11      365       
  SINCE JUL 1   2580                      3106   -526     2908       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        16     -9       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        17    -10       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1999                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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