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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
430 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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    108 PM  87    1999  71    -16       85       
  MINIMUM         44    323 AM  27    1992  47     -3       59       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          4.13 2001   0.15   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.46   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.74                      5.69   0.05     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.33                     15.06   5.27    13.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       1.4    0.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        21      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    492                       343    149       91       
  SINCE JUL 1   2490                      2533    -43     1854       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       25       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        21    -20      142       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        25    -18      151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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