1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 8, 10:33 AM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1033 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2005
.DISCUSSION...NEAR RECORD WARMTH EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.
AT 1030 AM CST...HIGH PRESSURE WAS PROVIDING WARM SUNNY WEATHER
TO ALABAMA. TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 71 AND 81 DEGREES.
THE REST OF TODAY...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 82 AND
87 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED. CURRENT FORECAST TEMPERATURES OF
83 DEGREES FOR BIRMINGHAM AND 86 DEGREES FOR MONTGOMERY LOOK TO
BE ON TRACK...WHICH WOULD TIE THE DAILY RECORD AT BIRMINGHAM...AND
COME WITHIN 2 DEGREES OF THE MONTHLY RECORD FOR BOTH LOCATIONS.
HERE ARE THE RECORD HIGHS FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...
BIRMINGHAM 83 IN 1986 80 IN 1945
MONTGOMERY 87 IN 1986 84 IN 1994
HERE ARE THE HIGHEST NOVEMBER MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
BIRMINGHAM 85 IN 2000 AND 2003
MONTGOMERY 87 IN 1975...1986...AND 2004
WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT THAN TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
APPROACHING RECORDS AGAIN...REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 80S.
&&
.UPDATE...LOWERED SKY COVER TODAY AND REMOVED MORNING FOG MENTION.
&&
.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
&&
MBS/91HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 119 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-091919- 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- 119 PM CST TUE NOV 8 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 AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MBS/91
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
The afternoon high temperature observed at the Birmingham International Airport was 84 degrees. This temperature established a new record high temperature. The previous record was 83 degrees set in 1986.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, November 2005
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: 5481147.