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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL                                   
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1842 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         74    157 PM  96    1962  84    -10       83       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  49    2006  63     -3       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.11          3.08 1969   0.21   0.90     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.73                      3.14   0.59     1.08    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.85                     15.40   1.45     8.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.66                     26.25   1.41    13.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         9     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       120    -18      142       
  SINCE MAR 1    228                       271    -43      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    252                       291    -39      304       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE MOBILE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        52      2006                    
                                             1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   556 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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