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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
438 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         71   1228 AM  89    1899  77     -6       83       
  MINIMUM         58    940 PM  37    1973  54      4       65       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          1.60 1984   0.14   0.74     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      4.09   0.68     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.96                      9.32   0.64     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     18.69   5.86    14.84    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       136     -5       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    598                       458    140      155       
  SINCE JUL 1   2596                      2648    -52     1918       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        56     10       83       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        74     -7      200       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        78     -5      209       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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