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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
434 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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   1242 AM  91    2006  75     -2       73       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  27    1983  51    -10       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.17          1.96 1951   0.14   1.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.69                      2.83   0.86     1.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.88                      8.06   0.82     5.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.47                     17.43   6.04    14.83    
                                                                     
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        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       108    -19       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       430    126      124       
  SINCE JUL 1   2554                      2620    -66     1887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        31     28       48       
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        49     11      165       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        53     13      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      2002                    
                                             1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        28      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2013.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2013.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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