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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
436 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         73    445 PM  88    1936  74     -1       83       
  MINIMUM         58    346 AM  31    1950  50      8       63       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1922   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      2.27   0.25     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.71                      7.50   0.21     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.30                     16.87   5.43    13.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       1.6    0.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        91    -10       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    548                       413    135      122       
  SINCE JUL 1   2546                      2603    -57     1885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        23      5       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        41    -12      160       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        45    -10      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1983                    
                                             1962                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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