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CDUS44 KBMX 170937
CLIBHM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM... AL
439 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCT 16 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         71   0303 PM  90    1897  75    -4        74 
  MINIMUM         44   0324 AM  37    1991  51    -7        43 
  AVERAGE         58                        63    -5        59 

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       0.00          2.28  1911  0.09  -0.09     0.0  
  MONTH TO DATE   0.44                      1.63  -1.19     0.25 
  SINCE JAN 1     44.39                     43.46 0.93      58.67

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     0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SINCE JUL 1     0.0                       0.0   0.0       0.0  
  SNOW DEPTH      0.0 

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       7  			    4     3         6    
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        44    -14 	    36   
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        55    -25 	    53   
  SINCE JUL 1     30                        55    -25 	    53   

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       0  			    2     -2        0    
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        54    9   	    31   
  SINCE SEP 1     349                       334   15  	    313  
  SINCE JAN 1     1925                      1936  -11 	    1809 
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    W-290 
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    W-270 
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    4.6  

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER -99.0

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
        

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   93            0253 AM
 LOWEST    42            1253 PM
 AVERAGE   67.5 
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  75        91        1897
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  50        34        2001

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Oct 18 2004	SUNRISE... 6:53 AM	SUNSET... 6:11 PM
Oct 19 2004	SUNRISE... 6:54 AM	SUNSET... 6:10 PM

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

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