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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
436 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    333 PM 101    1986  91     -6       91       
  MINIMUM         73    526 AM  61    1994  70      3       75       
  AVERAGE         79                        81     -2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.15  -0.15     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.35                      4.95   4.40     3.22    
  SINCE MAR 1     30.95                     24.33   6.62    14.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.97                     33.99   2.98    14.22    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       460     14       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1    834                       811     23       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1    945                      1049   -104       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1987                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        59      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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