1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 11:50 AM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1150 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005 .UPDATE... CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS CLOSE THIS MORNING. MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA HAS HOLES AND PARTLY SUNNY WORDING LOOKS BEST HERE. MUCH LESS MID AND HIGH CLOUDS SOUTH...BUT A FEW CUMULUS SHOULD DEVELOP. PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE VERY MILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. INCREASED HIGHS SOUTH DUE TO MORE SUN AND IF THESE TEMPS VERIFY...BHM AND MGM WOULD BREAK OR TIE RECORD HIGHS. RAIN AREA NORTHWEST HAS BEEN CUT DOWN EVEN MORE. SHORT WAVE TROUGH RIDING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT KICKED OFF A FEW SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES THIS MORNING...BUT FOCUSING MECHANISM HAS EXITED STAGE RIGHT AND HAVE CUT BACK TO ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE NORTHWEST. SEVERAL SHORT WAVE TROUGHS PASS OVER THE REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND SMALL RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN IN THE FAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES. ALL ELSE LOOKS GOOD.&& .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 75/LINHARES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1250 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-031330- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 1250 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ...SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The afternoon high temperature measured at the Birmingham International Airport was 74 degrees. This afternoon reading established a new record high for this date. The previous record high was 72 degrees set in 2000.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5434677.