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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
249 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2018


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         88    325 PM  97    1962  82      6       91       
  MINIMUM         66    208 AM  43    1973  60      6       61       
  AVERAGE         77                        71      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.39          2.30 1980   0.16   1.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      2.60  -1.21     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.77                     12.21   1.56    12.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.26                     21.58   1.68    22.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         6      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                        78     74       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       158     38      298       
  SINCE JAN 1    242                       162     80      313       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2018...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2018...........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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