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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
240 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2018


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    429 PM  97    1936  79      7       82       
  MINIMUM         56    529 AM  38    1906  57     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.91 1978   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.28  -0.86     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.41                     10.39   2.02     9.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.75                     19.66   7.09    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       553     56      413       
  SINCE JUL 1   2957                      3088   -131     2093       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        28     22        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        92    -17      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                        93     10      149       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2018...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2018...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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