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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
443 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         74   1159 AM  93    1902  79     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  40    1971  56    -11       66       
                                      1967                          
  AVERAGE         60                        67     -7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64          2.46 1917   0.17   0.47     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.49   0.15     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.60                     10.10   0.50     6.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     19.47   5.72    15.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        92    -16      250       
  SINCE JAN 1     82                        96    -14      259       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
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    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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