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Explore Huntsville's precipitation environment, stats, and climatology at the National Space Science and Technology Center. Learn about thunderstorms, snowfall, tornadoes, and more. Monthly trends and standard products are covered.
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Huntsville National Space Science and Technology Center (NASA-MSFC and UAH) GV RESOURCES AT NSSTC, HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA Walt Petersen, UAH/ESSC/NSSTC • TOPICS: • Overview and Facilities • Location/Management • Available Instrumentation • Standard Products • Precip. Environment • Precip. stats • Crosswalk of site capabilities Courtesy Oregon Climate Service
Huntsville Climatology: • Averages • Annual precipitation: 1453 mm (57.2 in) • Number of precipitation days (0.01 in): 115.9 • Number of days with rain total 1.00 in: 17.9 • Number of thunderstorm days: 57.4 • Snowfall 2.5 in • Broad range of precipitation system types • prefrontal rainbands and convective (squall) lines • cyclonic precipitation systems • MCS’s (broad range of types) • isolated thunderstorms (air mass to supercell) • high frequency of stratiform (bright band) and convective • Frequent rain-snow line between Nashville (10.0 in. annual snowfall) and Huntsville in winter • Cloud microphysical processes: “warm” & “cold” cloud
HAIL WIND TORNADO Avg= 4/year N. ALABAMA THUNDERSTORM STORM PHENOMENOLOGY Monthly Climatology