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More Record Cool Highs

| August 18, 2013 @ 5:08 pm

It is now a pretty safe bet that Birmingham will record its fourth consecutive day with highs in the 70s. That is a pretty rare feat for August in the magic City.

In fact, before this year, there have only been two summers where we scored four or more consecutive August days with highs in the 70s. It occurred in 1981 and 1986.

It is a pretty good bet that we set more record cool maximums for August 18th. Here are the high temperatures from the hourly readings (we could be a degree or so higher when the final readings are tabulated) and the record for the date.

POTENTIAL NEW RECORDS
Birmingham 74F (record 77F)
Tuscaloosa 76F (record 83F)
Montgomery 76F (record 77F)

CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR
Anniston 75F (record 73F)

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RADAR UPDATE
At this hour, a weak surface low is over southeastern Louisiana, with a warm front extending eastward along the Gulf Coast and northeastward into the Carolinas. A large mass of moderate to heavy rain covers almost all of Southeast Alabama. Some lighter rains are west of this main mass, just to the east of I-65 in South Alabama.

Further north, light to moderate showers are lifting northward across Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker and Marion Counties. They seem to be redeveloping and training over the same areas, but the amounts are still light.

In East Alabama, some heavy showers are over Clay and Randolph Counties. There is a torrential downpour between Lineville and Wadley. This activity could develop to sufficient altitudes to develop some lightning very shortly. Light to moderate showers extend from Talladega up through Cherokee County as well.

In the Birmingham Metro, some light rain and drizzle is evident in spots. The heaviest showers in the Metro have lifted northeast and weakened a bit.

RAINFALL UPDATE
At the Birmingham Airport, 0.28 inches of rain has fallen since 3 a.m.

Category: Alabama's Weather

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