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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL                                   
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE MOBILE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1842 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         84    111 PM  96    1962  84      0       86       
  MINIMUM         60    525 AM  50    1973  63     -3       71       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.08 1969   0.21  -0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      3.14  -3.13     1.31    
  SINCE MAR 1     21.91                     15.40   6.51     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.16                     26.25   1.91    19.58    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       120    -35      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       271   -116      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    181                       291   -110      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MOBILE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        52      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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