Weather by the Numbers

Let’s nod toward heaven and our friend and mentor JB, and look at some weather by the numbers:

…Over the past 90 days, Birmingham has averaged over 2.29 degrees above normal (around 4 degrees F). This is even warmer than the 2.05 C that Atlanta has averaged above normal.

…Atlanta recorded their second hottest summer (June – August) ever with an average temperature of 82.4F. This is just 0.3 inches below the 82.7F recorded in the sizzling summer of 1980.

…Birmingham recorded its 5th hottest summer ever at 82.6F, just a degree off the 83.7F in our hottest ever, 2010.
…September has been a hot one at Birmingham as well, averaging 82.0F, which is 4.9F above normal.

…Just projecting out to the end of the month with forecast temperatures, we will probably finish the month with an average temperature of 80.3F. This will be 5.6F above normal and enough to rank as the 6th hottest September ever.

…Over the past 90 days, we are now running a deficit in the rain gauge. Through July and August, we actually ran a surplus in rainfall at the Birmingham Airport, but the tide has turned and we are now 0.7 inches below normal over the past 90 days.

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