GADSDEN, ALABAMA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61.3		40.8		44.7		52.8		61.7		69.4		76.3		79.7		79.2		73.3		62.1		51.9		44

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		72.8		51		55.9		65		74.5		81.4		87.5		90.4		90.1		84.6		74.5		63.7		54.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49.9		30.6		33.6		40.6		49		57.4		65.2		69.1		68.2		62.1		49.6		40		33.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		76		82		88		91		99		102		103		105		102		96		87		78

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-6		-6		1		11		22		33		42		52		52		33		23		14		1

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59.6		---		---		---		0.3		3.3		11.8		18.8		17.4		7.5		0.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		64.2		18.1		13.9		6.7		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		7.6		16.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 57

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

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		54.2		5.2		4.8		5.8		5.1		4.6		4.1		4.8		3.6		3.7		3.2		4.5		4.7

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		103		10		9		10		9		9		9		10		7		7		6		8		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		5.8		5.2		4.8		5		4.6		3.5		3.1		3.4		3.6		5.1		5		5.6		5.8

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

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79		8		7		8		7		7		7		7		6		5		4		6		7

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

Years on Record: 57

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

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

Years on Record: 57

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

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		74.9		9		13.5		17.4		12.7		11.1		10.3		14.7		9.5		9.6		9		14.4		13.1

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		36.6		1.1		0.6		0.9		0.6		0.5		0.1		1		0.1		---		---		1.3		0.4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.4		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6		6		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3317		803		619		421		152		39		---		---		---		10		171		414		688

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1610		---		---		9		20		138		315		431		412		235		44		6		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 57

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4785.2		---		---		86.8		351		601.4		789		920.7		905.2		699		375.1		57		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.9		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.4		3		4.1		5.1		5.6		5.7		5.7		5.2		4.7		3.9		2.7		2.2

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		1.7		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		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		3.3		3.8		4.6		5.1		5.1		5		5.1		5		5		4.9		3.8		3.2

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		3.3		3.5		4.3		4.8		4.8		4.8		5		4.6		4.9		5		3.9		3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.4		3		4.1		5.1		5.6		5.7		5.7		5.2		4.7		3.9		2.7		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		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		5		5.7		5.7		6		5.7		5.9		5.9		5.8		6.2		5.1		3.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		4.8		5.3		6		6		6.6		6.1		6.5		6.4		6.2		7		6		4.3

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		1.9		2.5		3.3		4.1		4.5		4.7		5		4.7		3.9		3		2		1.8

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		1.5		1.9		2.1		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.6		1		0.8		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.5		2.9		3.6		4		4.1		4.2		4.5		4.5		4.1		3.5		2.6		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2.2		2.3		2.7		3.1		3.1		3.2		3.8		3.7		3.4		2.9		2.2		2.3