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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
449 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         76    445 PM  89    1915  78     -2       87       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  37    1992  54      3       60       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.44 1963   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      4.24   0.53     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.96                      9.47   0.49     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.55                     18.84   5.71    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                       138     -7       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    598                       460    138      155       
  SINCE JUL 1   2596                      2650    -54     1918       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        59      9       92       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        77     -8      209       
  SINCE JAN 1     75                        81     -6      218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1943                    
                                             1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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