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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
201 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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    332 PM  87    1936  72      6       73       
  MINIMUM         44    545 AM  30    1943  48     -4       36       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1911   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      2.30   1.41     1.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      8.51  -2.64     6.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.02                     17.94  -3.92    17.55    
                                                                     
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        4                         6     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       105    -44      165       
  SINCE MAR 1    476                       493    -17      451       
  SINCE JUL 1   2526                      3121   -595     3007       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        10     -3        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        18     -6       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        18     -5       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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