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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
203 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014


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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    320 PM  94    2004  81    -14       86       
  MINIMUM         49   1148 PM  36    1917  59    -10       65       
  AVERAGE         58                        70    -12       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.24 1974   0.18  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      2.48  -0.72     3.40    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.98                     11.59  -0.61    12.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.67                     20.86  -4.19    24.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        22      5       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    609                       560     49      738       
  SINCE JUL 1   3380                      3095    285     2954       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        63     18       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       127     -1       84       
  SINCE JAN 1    126                       128     -2       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        39      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2014...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2014...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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