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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
433 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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   1257 PM 104    1935  91     -5       87       
  MINIMUM         72    315 AM  60    1990  70      2       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        80     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.85 1912   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.01  -0.42     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     31.69                     25.48   6.21    14.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.71                     35.14   2.57    14.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       127    -11       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1    964                       954     10       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1192   -117       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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