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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
254 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         61    350 PM  89    1907  66     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         31    602 AM  24    2002  43    -12       48       
                                      1968                          
                                      1915                          
  AVERAGE         46                        55     -9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1968   0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      3.36  -0.49     3.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.87                      3.36  -0.49     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.21                     12.63   4.58    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        11      8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  318                       293     25      308       
  SINCE MAR 1    318                       293     25      308       
  SINCE JUL 1   2666                      2828   -162     1988       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         0      6        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                         1     33       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2018.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2018.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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