DECATUR, ALABAMA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		60.8		39.9		43.8		52.1		61.3		69.2		76.5		79.5		78.9		72.9		61.8		51.4		43

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71.5		49.4		54.1		63.2		73		80.2		87		89.6		89.4		83.6		73.6		62.3		52.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50.2		30.4		33.6		41		49.5		58.1		65.9		69.4		68.4		62.1		49.9		40.4		33.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		77		83		88		92		96		101		104		105		101		91		84		79

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-11		-11		1		6		25		36		45		53		51		37		28		15		-3

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51.4		---		---		---		0.2		2.5		10.6		16.6		15.4		6		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63.8		18.4		13.7		6.8		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		7.5		16

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		55.1		5		4.7		6.1		4.6		5		4.1		4.5		3.4		3.9		3.4		4.6		5.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		116		11		10		11		10		10		10		11		9		8		7		9		11

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		9.1		4.8		4		5.2		3.8		4.6		4.5		4.8		4.3		3.9		4.9		3.9		9.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79		7		7		8		7		7		7		7		6		5		5		7		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		4		3		4		3		4		3		3		2		3		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		2		1		2		1		2		1		1		1		1		1		1		2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		73.6		10.9		10.1		17		12.6		11.9		15		14.8		9.8		9.8		12.1		11.5		18.7

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		28.6		1.3		0.6		1.1		0.4		0.8		0.2		0.8		0.6		0.5		---		0.6		0.8

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		3.6		1.4		0.8		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.8

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		24		9.6		7.2		7.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4		21.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3323		812		613		417		158		41		---		---		---		13		173		411		685

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1651		---		---		11		32		147		324		434		412		229		56		6		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4699.5		---		---		65.1		339		595.2		795		914.5		895.9		687		365.8		42		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.6		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.5		14.9		14.7		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.2		2.9		4		5		5.5		5.8		5.8		5.3		4.7		3.8		2.6		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.6		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.2		3.7		4.5		5		5.1		5.1		5.2		5.1		5.1		4.8		3.7		3.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		3.1		3.5		4.2		4.7		4.8		5		5.1		4.9		5.1		4.9		3.8		3.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.2		2.9		4		5		5.5		5.8		5.8		5.3		4.7		3.8		2.6		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.3		4.6		6		5.6		6		6.1		5.9		5.8		6		6		4.8		4.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.7		4.9		6.6		5.8		6.7		7.1		6.7		6.3		6.6		6.8		5.5		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.8		2.1		3.2		4.1		4.7		4.6		4.9		4.5		3.9		2.7		1.9		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.2		1.4		1.9		2.1		2.2		2.2		2		1.5		1		0.9		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.4		2.4		3.4		4.1		4.3		4.1		4.5		4.4		4.1		3.2		2.4		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.8		2.1		1.8		2.6		3.1		3.4		3.1		3.7		3.6		3.5		2.6		2		2.2