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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
253 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         86    243 PM  91    1940  79      7       74       
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         56    507 AM  36    1944  56      0       47       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1978   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.12  -0.70     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.41                     10.23   2.18     9.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.75                     19.50   7.25    17.04    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       552     57      413       
  SINCE JUL 1   2957                      3087   -130     2093       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        24     20        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        88    -19      141       
  SINCE JAN 1     97                        89      8      149       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2018...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2018...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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