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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
202 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         72    224 PM  94    1959  77     -5       84       
  MINIMUM         51   1220 AM  36    1957  54     -3       51       
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         62                        66     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.68 1999   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.80  -0.80     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                     12.02  -2.65     9.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.02                     22.49  -6.47    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        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        14     26       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    621                       598     23      496       
  SINCE JUL 1   2720                      3234   -514     3039       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        61    -32       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        62    -33       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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