ATHENS, ALABAMA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59.5		37.8		42.4		50.5		60.1		68		75		78.1		77.5		71.4		60.3		50.7		41.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71.3		48.1		53.3		62.2		72.6		80.1		86.9		89.6		89.7		83.9		73.8		63		52.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.6		27.6		30.8		38.7		47.7		55.9		63.1		66.5		65.2		59		46.8		38.4		31.2

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		77		80		86		90		96		100		104		102		100		92		87		79

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-17		-17		-6		10		22		32		41		50		49		34		24		9		-5

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.1		---		---		---		0.1		2.2		9.9		16.8		16.9		6.7		0.4		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77		21		15.7		9.6		2		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		9.3		17.6

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		56.6		4.8		5		6		5.2		4.9		4.4		5		3.3		3.9		3.8		4.5		5.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		9		9		9		8		8		8		9		8		7		6		7		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		8.2		3.2		5.5		8.2		4.3		4.9		3		3.6		4.2		3.8		4.9		3.4		6

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76		7		7		8		7		6		6		7		5		5		5		6		7

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39		4		4		4		4		4		3		3		2		3		3		3		4

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

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		2		2		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		2		2

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		74.7		12.7		12.5		17.6		12.3		12.5		14.6		12.1		10.7		8.6		12.1		10.6		19.6

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		43.7		0.2		0.8		1.2		1		1.3		0.5		1.4		0.1		0.7		---		1.1		0.5

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.4		0.6		0.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		12		8		12		4.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3626		856		655		457		189		52		---		---		---		23		212		450		732

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1474		---		---		8		27		132		294		400		375		200		38		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4332.4		---		---		15.5		303		558		750		871.1		852.5		642		319.3		21		---

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