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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
911 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE HUNTSVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/22/1925
 LOW               24   04/01/1923
HIGHEST            87   04/17        MM      MM       89
LOWEST             37   04/20        MM      MM       36
AVG. MAXIMUM     72.2              73.6    -1.4     77.0
AVG. MINIMUM     50.1              50.0     0.1     52.3
MEAN             61.1              61.8    -0.7     64.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.00   1911
 MINIMUM         0.25   1906
TOTALS           5.09              4.32    0.77     2.18
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.14    0.03     0.07
DAYS >= .01        11              10.1     0.9        6
DAYS >= .10         8               6.7     1.3        4
DAYS >= .50         3               3.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.3     0.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.65   04/28 TO 04/28              1.29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   2004
                        1993
                        1987
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/13/2004 TO 04/13/2004
                        04/02/1993 TO 04/02/1993
                        04/03/1987 TO 04/03/1987
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.7               2.4    -1.7        T
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   04/30 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     163               154       9       95
 SINCE 7/1       2971              2974      -3     2339
COOLING TOTAL      53                58      -5       93
 SINCE 1/1         59                72     -13      175

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/09/2000
 LATEST       05/02/1909
EARLIEST                        11/05
LATEST                          03/30
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/310    DATE  04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/230    DATE  04/19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69


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

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