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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
430 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         49    223 PM  88    1934  72    -23       83       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  29    1987  48     -3       61       
  AVERAGE         47                        60    -13       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          3.75 1957   0.14   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.60   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.94                      5.83   0.11     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.53                     15.20   5.33    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       18                         7     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        28     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    510                       350    160       91       
  SINCE JUL 1   2508                      2540    -32     1854       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        22    -21      149       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        26    -19      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      2010                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1992                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   628 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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