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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
441 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         80    402 PM  87    1967  73      7       78       
                                      1947                          
                                      1946                          
  MINIMUM         62    540 AM  29    1990  48     14       50       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1895   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.21  -0.43     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.97                      6.44  -0.47     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.56                     15.81   4.75    13.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      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        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        53     10        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    530                       375    155       98       
  SINCE JUL 1   2528                      2565    -37     1861       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        27    -20      149       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        31    -18      158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2000                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2013.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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