576  
CDUS44 KHUN 090705  
CLIMSL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
201 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2008  
 
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..THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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 78 302 PM 94 1916 77 1 92  
MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 34 1987 52 14 64  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.83 2.30 1930 0.10 0.73 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.26 0.88 0.38 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.12 5.18 -3.06 3.72  
SINCE JAN 1 30.03 42.93 -12.90 26.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 24 -14 0  
SINCE SEP 1 10 42 -32 0  
SINCE JUL 1 10 42 -32 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 19 30 -11 80  
SINCE SEP 1 271 285 -14 406  
SINCE JAN 1 1823 1747 76 2292    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1915  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 623 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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