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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
455 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         88   1229 PM 100    1956  91     -3       84       
                                      1918                          
                                      1900                          
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  60    1953  70      1       70       
                                      1922                          
  AVERAGE         80                        80      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.94 1920   0.11   0.17     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.23  -0.36     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1     31.97                     25.70   6.27    14.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.99                     35.36   2.63    14.44    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       157    -11       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1    994                       984     10       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1   1105                      1222   -117       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1999                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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