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CDUS44 KHUN 010709
CLIHSV


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
207 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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   1213 AM  92    1942  76     -5       72       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  39    1969  53     -5       62       
                                      1945                          
                                      1939                          
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          2.62 1924   0.15   0.16     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.36                      4.54   0.82     2.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.38                     11.22  -1.84     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.03                     21.69  -5.66    18.88    
                                                                     
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        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       180    -39      181       
  SINCE MAR 1    581                       584     -3      465       
  SINCE JUL 1   2680                      3220   -540     3008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        40    -16       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        48    -19       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        49    -20       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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