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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
212 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0200 AM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    314 PM  86    2016  64      7       44       
  MINIMUM         32    121 AM  19    1926  42    -10       28       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.94 1973   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.28  -0.47     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.81                      2.28  -0.47     2.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.15                     11.55   4.60    10.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           13                        12      1       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       213     23      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    236                       213     23      247       
  SINCE JUL 1   2584                      2748   -164     1927       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2018.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2018.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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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