Bloody Sunday in Selma

Sunday, March 7, 1965Selma, Alabama, United States

rain 10am–2pm42°F

Cold before dawn, the air near 35°F under cloud that broke apart for a few hours and then closed again by first light. The morning was grey and damp. The cloud hung low until eleven and the air never got past near 42°, raw and still. Behind it a northwest wind rose and by late afternoon the wind was strong. The cloud tore open as the light went. By full dark the sky was clear and the cold came down hard with the wind still in it.

Rain
0.20"
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Daylight
11.7 hrs
High / Low
48° / 36°F
Felt like
42° / 30°F
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
29.97 inHg
Gusting to
26 mph
Wind from
northwest
Sunrise / Sunset
6:08 am / 5:50 pm
Day's character
light rain

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. The Selma station, under a mile away, recorded no rain that day, where the model above shows some. Where they differ, trust the station.

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