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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
202 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    207 PM  90    1930  77     -8       70       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         43    524 AM  36    1971  54    -11       39       
  AVERAGE         56                        65     -9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 2002   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.64  -0.64     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                     11.86  -2.49     9.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.02                     22.33  -6.31    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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        12     25       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    618                       596     22      496       
  SINCE JUL 1   2717                      3232   -515     3039       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        58    -29       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        59    -30       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
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    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1957                    
                                             1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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