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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL                               
200 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2008


 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   1254 AM  95    1962  80    -13       73       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  40    1924  58     -7       56       
  AVERAGE         59                        69    -10       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.64 1980   0.18  -0.17     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01                      2.69   0.32     0.78    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.35                     13.91  -2.56     5.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.25                     24.38  -6.13    10.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        32    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    536                       616    -80      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   2829                      3252   -423     2993       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        52    -14      134       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                       100    -14      239       
  SINCE JAN 1     89                       101    -12      239       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    7.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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