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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
238 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         81    100 PM  95    1962  82     -1       90       
  MINIMUM         66    439 AM  43    1956  60      6       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.91          2.69 1930   0.18   0.73      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      2.78  -0.48     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.68                     12.39   2.29    12.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.17                     21.76   2.41    22.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                        85     76       87       
  SINCE MAR 1    205                       165     40      311       
  SINCE JAN 1    251                       169     82      326       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      2011                    
                                             1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2018...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2018...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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