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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
450 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         90    345 PM 101    1987  91     -1       88       
                                      1986                          
                                      1896                          
  MINIMUM         69   1157 PM  59    1965  72     -3       70       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.91          4.31 2012   0.15   0.76     4.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.80                      4.80   4.00     6.26    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.46                      9.18   8.28     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.97                     33.15  14.82    28.49    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       499    -83      578       
  SINCE JUN 1    837                       881    -44      998       
  SINCE JAN 1   1102                      1163    -61     1518       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      2010                    
                                             1987                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        59      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2013........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2013........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   

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




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