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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
233 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2015


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 2014 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    415 PM  92    1901  78     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         47    531 AM  38    1908  55     -8       48       
  AVERAGE         60                        67     -7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1985   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
                                      1896                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.47                      9.77   4.70    13.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.17                     19.14   4.03    20.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       1.6   -0.8      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    315                       463   -148      477       
  SINCE JUL 1   2781                      2653    128     2975       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        84     -2       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     82                        88     -6       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2015...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2015...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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