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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
330 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         76   1113 AM  92    1901  78     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         63   1138 PM  38    1908  55      8       47       
  AVERAGE         70                        67      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.59 1985   0.16   0.06     0.00    
                                      1896                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.16   0.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.67                      9.77  -0.10    14.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.41                     19.14   1.27    23.17    
                                                                     
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      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.6   -1.6      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    269                       463   -194      315       
  SINCE JUL 1   1939                      2653   -714     2781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         4      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    113                        84     29       82       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                        88     32       82       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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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 2016...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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