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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
248 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         86    207 PM  95    1962  82      4       76       
  MINIMUM         69    308 AM  43    1956  60      9       49       
  AVERAGE         78                        71      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.69 1930   0.18  -0.12     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.78  -2.46     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.79                     12.39   2.40    15.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.49                     21.76   1.73    22.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                        85     44       87       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       165     46      143       
  SINCE JAN 1    211                       169     42      146       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      2011                    
                                             1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2015...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2015...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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