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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
438 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         59   1225 PM  92    1902  79    -20       88       
  MINIMUM         41    506 AM  38    1957  56    -15       65       
  AVERAGE         50                        68    -18       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.56 1908   0.16  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      0.81   1.58     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.35                     10.42   1.93     6.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.94                     19.79   7.15    15.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                       100    -24      272       
  SINCE JAN 1     82                       104    -22      281       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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