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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
213 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         68    300 PM  91    1952  77     -9       59       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         44    522 AM  36    1971  54    -10       44       
  AVERAGE         56                        65     -9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 1993   0.16  -0.16     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.48  -0.48     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                     11.70  -2.33     9.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.02                     22.17  -6.15    19.32    
                                                                     
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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         9     19       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       593     16      486       
  SINCE JUL 1   2708                      3229   -521     3029       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        55    -26       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        56    -27       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1930                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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