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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
445 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         50    401 PM  88    1907  68    -18       73       
  MINIMUM         38    637 AM  23    1986  45     -7       63       
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.95 1908   0.17   0.13     1.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      3.76  -2.13     3.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      3.76  -2.13     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                     13.13   3.09    12.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       1.3    0.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                         9     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       250     84       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       250     84       86       
  SINCE JUL 1   2332                      2440   -108     1849       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        12    -11       85       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        12    -11       85       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        16     -9       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      2002                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 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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