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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 
533 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005 

...AUTUMNAL EQUINOX OCCURS...

THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX OCCURRED TODAY AT 523 PM CDT. THIS IS WHEN THE 
SUN CROSSES THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR MOVING SOUTHWARD. DAYS AND NIGHTS 
ARE OF NEARLY EQUAL LENGTH. AUTUMN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1235 PM CST 
ON DECEMBER 21ST...WHEN THE WINTER SOLSTICE OCCURS.

BUT IT DOES NOT FEEL MUCH LIKE AUTUMN. HIGHS TODAY AGAIN REACHED 
INTO THE 90S. RELIEF IS EXPECTED BY THIS WEEKEND AS SOME OF THE 
OUTERMOST BANDS OF RAIN FROM RITA AFFECT THE AREA. EVEN THEN... 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMALS FOR EARLY FALL.

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