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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
529 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    454 PM  86    1981  71      3       81       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         61    724 AM  29    2003  47     14       49       
                                      1987                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         68                        59      9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.90          2.14 1935   0.16   0.74     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.70                      5.23   0.47     4.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.70                      5.23   0.47     4.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.44                     14.60   1.84    12.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.4   -1.4      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       322   -131      259       
  SINCE MAR 1    191                       322   -131      259       
  SINCE JUL 1   1861                      2512   -651     2725       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        18     23        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        18     23        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        22     26        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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