749 CDUS44 KBMX 170947 CLIBHM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 445 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ................................... ...THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 68 220 AM 97 1962 81 -13 78 MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 43 1973 58 -8 56 AVERAGE 59 69 -10 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.16 -0.16 0.60 MONTH TO DATE 5.75 2.56 3.19 1.08 SINCE MAR 1 15.58 13.33 2.25 4.72 SINCE JAN 1 24.71 22.99 1.72 10.28 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 2 MONTH TO DATE 53 65 -12 136 SINCE MAR 1 135 132 3 256 SINCE JAN 1 142 136 6 256 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 63 300 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 43 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$