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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
525 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         95    214 PM 102    1925  90      5       90       
  MINIMUM         76    513 AM  58    1927  69      7       72       
  AVERAGE         86                        79      7       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.97 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.27  -1.40     2.21    
  SINCE MAR 1     31.97                     26.74   5.23    16.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.99                     36.40   1.59    16.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        14      7       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       306     19       MM       
  SINCE JUN 1   1173                      1133     40       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1   1284                      1371    -87       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       102      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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