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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
206 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         69    315 PM  91    1952  76     -7       67       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         43    310 AM  32    1909  53    -10       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        65     -9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1997   0.16  -0.16     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                     11.54  -2.17     9.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.02                     22.01  -5.99    19.18    
                                                                     
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        9                         3      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         6     13        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    600                       590     10      473       
  SINCE JUL 1   2699                      3226   -527     3016       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        52    -23       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        53    -24       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1952                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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