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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
224 AM CST THU MAR 8 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    230 PM  83    1934  62    -14       66       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM   7    1899  40     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         40                        51    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.64 1961   0.15  -0.15     0.92    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.09  -0.39     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.09  -0.39     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.04                     10.36   4.68     8.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        14     11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       107    -16       83       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       107    -16       83       
  SINCE JUL 1   2439                      2642   -203     1763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                         1     27        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
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    69          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      2000                    
                                             1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        13      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2018.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2018.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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