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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1000 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   05/29/1941
 LOW               32   05/02/1909
HIGHEST            90   05/29        MM      MM       97
LOWEST             42   05/13        MM      MM       50
                        05/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.5              80.9    -1.4     86.7
AVG. MINIMUM     58.4              58.7    -0.3     60.8
MEAN             69.0              69.8    -0.8     73.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               2.4    -1.4       13
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.86   1983
 MINIMUM         0.16   1941
TOTALS           4.14              5.12   -0.98     4.28
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.17   -0.04
DAYS >= .01         7              11.3    -4.3       12
DAYS >= .10         6               7.3    -1.3       10
DAYS >= .50         4               3.5     0.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.54   05/03 TO 05/04              1.19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1989
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               2.2    -2.2      0.1
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      55                30      25        1
 SINCE 7/1       2954              3103    -149     2310
COOLING TOTAL     186               179       7      278
 SINCE 1/1        240               244      -4      457

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/03/1908
 LATEST       04/27/1919
EARLIEST                        11/07
LATEST                          03/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/290    DATE  05/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    33/120    DATE  05/03

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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