051  
CDUS44 KHUN 172129  
CLIMSL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
429 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 246 PM 94 1962 82 8 88  
MINIMUM 59 519 AM 42 1912 61 -2 69  
1923  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.32 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.53 -0.63 2.99  
SINCE MAR 1 9.79 12.47 -2.68 18.32  
SINCE JAN 1 15.73 21.97 -6.24 27.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 20 4 13  
SINCE MAR 1 197 497 -300 342  
SINCE JUL 1 2342 2819 -477 2456  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 7 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 40 94 -54 99  
SINCE MAR 1 254 178 76 289  
SINCE JAN 1 263 181 82 291    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 96 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 749 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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