751 CDUS44 KBMX 170947 CLIMGM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 445 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ................................... ...THE MONTGOMERY 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 76 932 AM 95 1962 85 -9 80 MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 47 1973 60 -4 64 AVERAGE 66 72 -6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 3.42 2.18 1.24 0.23 SINCE MAR 1 10.68 12.95 -2.27 4.83 SINCE JAN 1 18.72 23.44 -4.72 12.81 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 7 MONTH TO DATE 82 91 -9 124 SINCE MAR 1 198 188 10 262 SINCE JAN 1 207 194 13 262 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 61 500 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE MONTGOMERY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1995 1951 1899 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 48 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$