872 CDUS44 KBMX 210945 CLIBHM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 445 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2013 ................................... ...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 86 229 PM 102 1925 91 -5 85 MINIMUM 73 1146 PM 58 1927 71 2 65 AVERAGE 80 81 -1 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.97 1920 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.23 2.62 1.61 3.80 SINCE JUN 1 21.69 11.80 9.89 12.50 SINCE JAN 1 52.20 35.77 16.43 32.29 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 16 -1 10 MONTH TO DATE 261 320 -59 279 SINCE JUN 1 1098 1201 -103 1277 SINCE JAN 1 1363 1483 -120 1797 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 61 100 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 55 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$