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 3, 11:30 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1130 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005 .SYNOPSIS...ANOTHER WARM AND DRY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN FULL CONTROL. SOME LEFTOVER MORNING STRATUS THAT WAS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI IS MAKING ITS WAY EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. THIS STRATUS ALONG WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS MAY INHIBIT DAYTIME HEATING TO OUR SOUTH BUT WITH MGM ALREADY AT 76 AND TOI AT 70 THINK THESE LOCATIONS WILL HIT THERE FORECASTED HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH NO PROBLEM. NEAREST RAIN SHOWERS ARE ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE AND CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST. && .UPDATE...INCREASED HIGH TEMPERATURES AREA WIDE AS IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ROUND OF RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO TWEAKED SKY COVER AND TOOK OUT RAIN CHANCES COMPLETELY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 70 48 72 49 74 / 10 00 10 00 ANNISTON 72 50 72 49 75 / 10 00 10 00 BIRMINGHAM 73 53 73 53 75 / 10 00 10 00 TUSCALOOSA 74 53 74 53 76 / 10 00 10 00 CALERA 74 51 73 52 76 / 10 00 10 00 AUBURN 74 53 73 50 75 / 10 00 10 00 MONTGOMERY 80 50 77 52 78 / 00 00 10 00 TROY 76 50 74 49 77 / 00 00 10 00 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && KH/99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 104 PM CST MON JAN 3 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-041330- 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- 104 PM CST MON JAN 3 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...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY). NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...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 observed at Dannelly Field was 78 degrees. This afternoon measurement established a new record high for this date. The previous record high was 77 degrees set in 2004.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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