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CDUS44 KBMX 191015
CLIBHM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM... AL
516 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2004

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUG 18 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88   0309 PM  103    1995  90    -2        91 
  MINIMUM         62   0312 AM  59    1992  69    -7        74 
  AVERAGE         75                        80    -5        83 

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.01          1.57  1928  0.1   -0.09     0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   1.74                      2.07  -0.33     8.32 
  SINCE JAN 1     32.06                     36.37 -4.31     54.61

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.00                      0.0   0.0       0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SINCE SEP 1     T                         2.3   -2.3      0.0  
  SINCE JUL 1     0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SNOW DEPTH      0.0 

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       0  			    0     0         0    
  MONTH TO DATE   0                         0     0   	    0    
  SINCE SEP 1     2599                      2838  -239	    2801 
  SINCE JUL 1     0                         0     0   	    0    

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10 			    15    -5        18   
  MONTH TO DATE   185                       277   -92 	    256  
  SINCE SEP 1     1772                      1704  68  	    1810 
  SINCE JAN 1     1397                      2159  -762	    1281 
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    W-300 
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW-310 
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    1.9  

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER -99.0

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG, HAZE, 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   97            0253 AM
 LOWEST    43            0353 PM
 AVERAGE   70.0 
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  90        103       1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  69        62        1992

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Aug 20 2004	SUNRISE... 6:12 AM	SUNSET... 7:29 PM
Aug 21 2004	SUNRISE... 6:12 AM	SUNSET... 7:28 PM

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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