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CDUS44 KBMX 300943
CLIBHM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM... AL
444 AM CDT MON AUG 30 2004

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUG 29 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   0355 PM  101    1990  89    -1        90 
  MINIMUM         70   0345 AM  52    1992  67    3         74 
  AVERAGE         79                        78    1         82 

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.00          2.69  1950  0.12  -0.12     0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   2.66                      3.24  -0.58     9.48 
  SINCE JAN 1     32.98                     37.54 -4.56     55.77

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       14 			    13    1         17   
  MONTH TO DATE   340                       429   -89 	    438  
  SINCE SEP 1     1927                      1856  71  	    1992 
  SINCE JAN 1     1552                      2311  -759	    1463 
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW-330 
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    N-340 
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    3.4  

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            1253 AM
 LOWEST    52            0353 PM
 AVERAGE   74.5 
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  89        100       1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  67        54        1992

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Aug 31 2004	SUNRISE... 6:19 AM	SUNSET... 7:15 PM
Sep 01 2004	SUNRISE... 6:20 AM	SUNSET... 7:14 PM

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

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