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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
803 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

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...THE TUSCALOOSA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              94   04/21/1987
 LOW               29   04/04/1987
                        04/01/1987
HIGHEST            88   04/17        MM      MM       91  04/30
LOWEST             38   04/20        MM      MM       38  04/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     75.5              76.1    -0.6     79.2
AVG. MINIMUM     52.1              50.2     1.9     53.4
MEAN             63.8                               66.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.41   1979
 MINIMUM         0.30   1987
TOTALS           3.92              4.21   -0.29     0.67
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.14   -0.01
DAYS >= .01         9               7.9     1.1
DAYS >= .10         6               5.7     0.3
DAYS >= .50         3               2.9     0.1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.3    -0.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     110               121     -11       55
 SINCE 7/1       2376              2505    -129     1841
COOLING TOTAL      82                65      17      101
 SINCE 1/1         98                88      10      224
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/250    DATE  04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/280    DATE  04/11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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