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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
437 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         83    441 PM  89    1977  75      8       78       
  MINIMUM         66    606 AM  32    1983  51     15       62       
                                      1962                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         75                        62     13       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.18 1900   0.14  -0.14     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      2.41   0.11     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.71                      7.64   0.07     5.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.30                     17.01   5.29    14.49    
                                                                     
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                        96    -15       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    548                       418    130      122       
  SINCE JUL 1   2546                      2608    -62     1885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        25     13       48       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        43     -4      165       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        47     -2      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1955                    
                                             1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1986                    
                                             1949                    
                                             1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   613 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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