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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
240 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         84    237 PM  92    1901  77      7       72       
  MINIMUM         50    341 AM  36    1918  54     -4       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.08 1967   0.15  -0.15     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.99                      9.26   2.73     8.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.33                     18.53   7.80    16.12    
                                                                     
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        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       540     69      383       
  SINCE JUL 1   2957                      3075   -118     2063       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        67    -40      140       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        68    -13      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
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    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      2012                    
                                             1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2018...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2018...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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