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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL                              
431 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2005

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...THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         78    314 PM  91    1897  75      3       77       
  MINIMUM         43    526 AM  34    2001  50     -7       50       
                                      1991                          
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.66 1928   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.73  -1.21     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1     35.03                     33.73   1.30    28.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.05                     43.39  -2.34    28.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        48    -30       MM       
  SINCE SEP 1     18                        59    -41       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        59    -41       MM       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        56     35       MM       
  SINCE SEP 1    481                       336    145       MM       
  SINCE JAN 1   1953                      1856     97       MM       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BIRMINGHAM ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1947                    
                                             1938                    
                                             1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   610 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   608 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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