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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
244 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2020


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2020


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87   1235 PM  97    1962  82      5       89       
  MINIMUM         65    153 AM  43    1973  60      5       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1980   0.16  -0.16     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      2.60  -2.51     4.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.75                     12.21   5.54    11.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.83                     21.58  17.25    24.19    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        78    -11      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       158     19      209       
  SINCE JAN 1    181                       162     19      221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2020...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2020...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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