000
CDUS44 KHUN 202136
CLIHSV


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
436 PM CDT WED APR 20 2005

................................... 

...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         81    323 PM  90    1971  74      7       82       
  MINIMUM         50    546 AM  30    1983  49      1       58       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.37 1996   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      3.09   1.44     1.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      9.77  -1.22     7.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.20                     20.24  -5.04    17.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       139    -78      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       543    -42      451       
  SINCE JUL 1   2600                      3179   -579     2994       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         1      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        20     -9       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        28    -12       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        29    -13       32       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1983                    
                                             1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   608 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.                                          


$$