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CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
746 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008


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...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008


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    231 PM  88    1963  71      3       60
  MINIMUM         41    635 AM  29    1968  47     -6       44
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.74 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      2.65  -0.71     1.71
  SINCE SEP 1      2.34                      6.70  -4.36     5.01
  SINCE JAN 1     46.20                     44.31   1.89    25.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1       13
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        97    -32       50
  SINCE SEP 1     65                       108    -43       50
  SINCE JUL 1     65                       108    -43       50

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        66     21      174
  SINCE SEP 1    402                       346     56      554
  SINCE JAN 1   2101                      1866    235     2588
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM
 LOWEST     31           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1957


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 27 2008.......SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   559 PM CDT
OCTOBER 28 2008.......SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   558 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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