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CDUS44 KBMX 010934
CLIBHM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
433 AM CDT MON AUG 1 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         86    132 PM 101    1987  91     -5       89       
                                      1986                          
                                      1896                          
  MINIMUM         72   1250 AM  59    1965  70      2       74       
  AVERAGE         79                        81     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15                      0.14   0.01     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.50                      5.09   4.41     3.24    
  SINCE MAR 1     31.10                     24.47   6.63    14.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.12                     34.13   2.99    14.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       476     12       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1    848                       827     21       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1    959                      1065   -106       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1987                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        59      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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