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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
226 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    103 PM  91    1902  78      6       65       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  34    1940  55     14       51       
  AVERAGE         77                        67     10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1944   0.16  -0.16     0.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.62  -0.62     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.99                      9.73   2.26     9.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.33                     19.00   7.33    16.87    
                                                                     
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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       546     63      393       
  SINCE JUL 1   2957                      3081   -124     2073       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         3      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        12     19        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        76    -20      141       
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        77      7      149       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1952                    
                                             1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1973                    
                                             1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2018...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2018...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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