How Hot Has It Been?

The following statement came from the National Weather Service office at the Shelby County Airport this morning. We are about halfway through Summer, and since June we’ve seen some fairly hot weather – and the statistics just prove what we already knew.

-Brian-

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
734 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...IT'S BEEN ONE HOT SUMMER SO FAR AND THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE...

BOTH JUNE AND JULY WERE QUITE WARM ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IT WAS SO
WARM, THAT SEVERAL CLIMATOLOGICAL TOP TEN MEASUREMENTS HAVE
OCCURRED. IF THE HEAT DOES CONTINUE, WE WILL APPROACH MANY MORE
RECORDS BEFORE THE SUMMER IS THROUGH.

HERE ARE A FEW CLIMATOLOGICAL READINGS FOR SELECTED SITES IN CENTRAL
ALABAMA (* INDICATES NEW RECORD)...

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THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE  CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            84.6              1ST*        (84.4 - 1980)
MONTGOMERY            84.6              T-4TH       (86.1 - 1875)
TUSCALOOSA            84.3              T-3RD       (85.0 - 1981)
ANNISTON              82.9              3RD         (83.8 - 1980)

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THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE THROUGH JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE  CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            83.2              1ST*        (82.7 - 1952)
MONTGOMERY            83.7              4TH         (84.3 - 1881)
TUSCALOOSA            83.4              3RD       (84.0 -1952/1981)
ANNISTON              81.8              1ST*        (81.5 - 1981)

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THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            94.9                 9TH        (96.2 - 1930)
MONTGOMERY            95.5                 6TH        (97.6 - 2000)
TUSCALOOSA            95.1                 8TH        (98.3 - 1952)
ANNISTON              93.7                 7TH        (95.9 - 1980)

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THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            91.3                 18TH       (94.6 - 1930)
MONTGOMERY            94.4                 T-6TH      (95.2 - 2000)
TUSCALOOSA            93.2                 6TH        (98.1 - 1952)
ANNISTON              91.5                 T-7TH      (94.0 - 1952)

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THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE THROUGH JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            93.1                 T-4TH      (95.4 - 1952)
MONTGOMERY            95.0                 3RD        (95.7 - 1952)
TUSCALOOSA            94.2                 3RD        (98.2 - 1952)
ANNISTON              92.6                 5TH        (94.6 - 1952)

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THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            74.4                 1ST*       (73.6 - 2006)
MONTGOMERY            73.8                 13TH       (76.6 - 1875)
TUSCALOOSA            73.6                 5TH        (74.9 - 1979)
ANNISTON              72.1                 1ST*       (71.7 - 2005)

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THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            72.1                 1ST*       (72.0 - 1943)
MONTGOMERY            70.8                 31ST       (73.7 - 1981)
TUSCALOOSA            71.7                 2ND        (73.0 - 1981)
ANNISTON              69.9                 1ST*       (69.8 - 1981)

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THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE THROUGH JULY 2010

LOCATION        AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    CLIMATE RANK      RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            73.3                 1ST*       (72.1 - 1943)
MONTGOMERY            72.4                 T-15TH     (74.0 - 1981)
TUSCALOOSA            72.6                 2ND        (73.9 - 1981)
ANNISTON              71.0                 1ST*       (70.7 - 1981)

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CONSECUTIVE DAYS WHERE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 90 DEGREES OR GREATER

LOCATION        CURRENT STREAK        RECORD
BIRMINGHAM            27            (37  JUL-AUG 2007)
MONTGOMERY            29            (52  JUL-AUG 1986)
TUSCALOOSA            28            (69  JUL-SEP 1954)
ANNISTON              21            (38  JUN-AUG 1960)
-THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR AT LEAST 8 MORE DAYS ABOVE 90
DEGREES.


WELL, JULY HAS COME TO AN END AND THE HOT WEATHER CONTINUES. HEAT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM IS FORECASTING HOT CONDITIONS FOR AT
LEAST ANOTHER WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE 4 TO 8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND FLIRTING WITH THE CENTURY MARK ON SEVERAL
DAYS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE 3 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.  THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER CURRENTLY ADVERTISES THE 6 TO
10 DAY OUTLOOK AND THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK AS ABOVE NORMAL.
ADDITIONALLY, THE ONE MONTH (AUGUST) AND THE THREE MONTH (AUGUST,
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER) FORECASTS CALL FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

ALL THE DATA IN THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY.

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