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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
445 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         66    417 PM  88    2010  72     -6       73       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         43    524 AM  32    1992  48     -5       54       
                                      1984                          
                                      1975                          
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.74 1956   0.15  -0.12     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.75   0.03     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.97                      5.98  -0.01     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.56                     15.35   5.21    13.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       1.5    0.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        35     18        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    520                       357    163       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   2518                      2547    -29     1855       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        23    -22      149       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        27    -20      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      2010                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2013.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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