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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
450 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         76    227 PM  84    2012  67      9       84       
                                      1984                          
                                      1982                          
  MINIMUM         37    448 AM  12    1993  44     -7       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1976   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      2.57  -1.34     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.23                      2.57  -1.34     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.82                     11.94   3.88    11.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       1.1    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        11     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       183     81       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    264                       183     81       86       
  SINCE JUL 1   2262                      2373   -111     1849       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4       33       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4       33       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         9     -2       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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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