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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
251 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         79    151 PM 102    1995  91    -12       95       
  MINIMUM         70    801 AM  63    1992  71     -1       72       
  AVERAGE         75                        81     -6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.27          1.47 1928   0.13   1.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      2.24   1.56     1.57    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.91                     11.42   1.49     7.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.64                     35.39   3.25    30.16    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       272     10      275       
  SINCE JUN 1   1306                      1153    153     1113       
  SINCE JAN 1   1641                      1435    206     1406       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        59      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2015........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2015........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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