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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
444 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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         55    341 PM  78    1952  54      1       67       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  11    1977  34     11       44       
  AVERAGE         50                        44      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.40          2.38 1911   0.14   1.26     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      0.14   1.26     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.89                      4.59   3.30     5.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      0.14   1.26     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        21     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        21     -6        9       
  SINCE DEC 1    447                       610   -163      483       
  SINCE JUL 1    982                      1068    -86      922       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         5      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2013.......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2013.......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   

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




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