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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
222 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         77    511 PM  92    1987  77      0       80       
  MINIMUM         40    520 AM  38    1921  54    -14       67       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 1932   0.14  -0.14     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.42                      4.35   3.07     3.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.99                      9.11   2.88     8.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.33                     18.38   7.95    16.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       161     61       60       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       538     71      380       
  SINCE JUL 1   2957                      3073   -116     2060       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        52    -36      115       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        64    -39      140       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        65    -12      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1918                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2018...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2018...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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