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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
445 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2013


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         86    229 PM 102    1925  91     -5       85       
  MINIMUM         73   1146 PM  58    1927  71      2       65       
  AVERAGE         80                        81     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.97 1920   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      2.62   1.61     3.80    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.69                     11.80   9.89    12.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.20                     35.77  16.43    32.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       320    -59      279       
  SINCE JUN 1   1098                      1201   -103     1277       
  SINCE JAN 1   1363                      1483   -120     1797       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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