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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
248 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2018


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2018


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    254 PM  86    2012  67     12       69       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  28    1988  44     16       46       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         70                        56     14       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          3.42 1920   0.17   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      2.91   0.04     2.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.95                      2.91   0.04     2.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.44                     12.28   0.16    12.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.0                       1.2    2.8      0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       203     13      236       
  SINCE MAR 1    216                       203     13      236       
  SINCE JUL 1   2217                      2393   -176     1608       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         7     -2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        11     40       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2018.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2018.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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