CXUS54 KHUN 041536 CLMMSL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1036 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE MUSCLE SHOALS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 04/25/1925 04/24/1925 LOW 24 04/13/1940 04/02/1924 04/06/1898 HIGHEST 90 04/17 MM MM 88 LOWEST 42 04/20 MM MM 36 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.4 74.4 7.0 78.1 AVG. MINIMUM 55.5 51.5 4.0 56.5 MEAN 68.4 62.9 5.5 67.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.2 0.8 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.81 1983 MINIMUM 0.36 1986 TOTALS 4.19 4.80 -0.61 6.41 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.16 -0.02 DAYS >= .01 8 10.0 -2.0 10 DAYS >= .10 5 7.1 -2.1 8 DAYS >= .50 3 3.3 -0.3 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.74 04/28 TO 04/29 2.52 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.5 1987 24 HR TOTAL 0.5 04/02/1987 TO 04/02/1987 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 T MM MM MM DAYS >= TRACE 0 MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 35 130 -95 88 SINCE 7/1 2318 2798 -480 MM COOLING TOTAL 142 68 74 163 SINCE 1/1 223 87 136 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/03/1908 LATEST 05/02/1909 EARLIEST 11/10 11/08 LATEST 03/17 03/20 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/030 DATE 04/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/120 DATE 04/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$