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CLIMSL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
422 PM CDT THU APR 7 2016


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         73    259 PM  86    1948  71      2       77       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         44    528 AM  26    2007  47     -3       65       
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.17 2006   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.04  -0.78     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                      5.80  -1.02     7.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.91                     15.07  -3.16    14.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         7     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        54     -7       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    283                       432   -149      375       
  SINCE JUL 1   2284                      2967   -683     3146       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        19      5       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        20      4       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      2011                    
                                             1922                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2016.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2016.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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