BESSEMER, ALABAMA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.9		43.2		47.1		54.8		62.4		70.6		77.6		81		80.4		74.7		63.4		53.9		45.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75.5		54.8		59.6		68.2		76.3		83.3		90		92.9		92.5		87.3		76.9		66.9		57.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50.2		31.5		34.6		41.2		48.5		58		65.1		69.1		68.2		62.2		49.9		41		33.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		79		83		90		96		99		103		108		105		103		95		90		80

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-6		-6		3		6		24		37		43		52		47		38		28		16		-1

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		1.1		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		83.4		---		---		---		0.6		5		17.6		23.8		23.3		11.9		1.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		152.6		---		0.1		2.2		8.6		19.7		27.2		30.2		29.5		23.9		10		1.1		0.1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		225.6		1.5		3.8		12.9		21.8		29.5		29.9		31		30.9		29.5		23		9.7		2.1

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		290.8		9.5		13.4		23.6		28.5		31		30		31		31		30		29.7		21.7		11.3

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		335		19.8		21.8		29.1		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		30.9		28.6		21.8

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358.1		27.8		26.7		30.8		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.9		28.8

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		317		31		28		31		29.9		29.7		22.2		12.9		16.1		24.9		30.5		29.9		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		229.1		30.9		27.8		30.2		26.2		15.4		4.5		0.6		1.3		9.3		24		28.5		30.5

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		166		28.7		25.3		24.8		15.8		4.3		0.4		---		---		2.1		13.7		23.2		27.8

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101.1		23.6		18.8		13.2		4.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		4.4		13.5		22.4

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		61.5		17.5		13.2		6		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.4		16.1

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.2		2.9		1.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.6

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		57.6		5.6		4.9		6		4.9		5.2		4.5		5.1		3.7		4.2		3.7		5.1		4.9

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		116		11		10		11		10		9		10		11		9		7		7		10		10

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		8.8		5.2		3.8		4.9		3.6		3.7		4.4		4		4.1		6.6		6.3		3.1		8.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81.4		7.8		7.3		7.5		6.7		6.7		7.4		7.6		6.1		5		5.1		6.7		7.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		82		8		7		8		7		7		7		8		6		5		5		7		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40		4		3		4		4		4		3		4		3		3		2		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39.4		3.8		3.6		4		3.3		3.5		3.1		3.4		2.7		2.4		2.6		3.4		3.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		2		2		2		2		2		1		2		1		1		1		2		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		81.2		11		10.5		15.6		11.8		12.5		14.2		14.7		9.4		9.3		12.8		11.2		18.6

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		30.2		1.1		1.8		1.6		0.5		0.9		0.2		0.9		1.1		0.3		0.2		1.4		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.8		0.3		---		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		16		6		---		16		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2770		674		498		336		142		24		1		---		---		9		127		350		608

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1933		---		2		11		50		188		364		480		467		282		76		11		2

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5361		44		68		191		365		629		813		945		931		723		418		169		63

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.5		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.8		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.9		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.3		5.4		5.8		5.8		5.8		5.2		4.8		4		2.9		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.7		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.3		1.1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.4		4		4.8		5.3		5.3		5.1		5.2		5		5.1		5		3.9		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.5		3.7		4.5		5.2		5.2		4.9		5		4.6		5		5.1		4.1		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.3		5.4		5.8		5.8		5.8		5.2		4.8		4		2.9		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.1		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.1		5.4		6		6.2		6		5.9		5.8		5.6		5.9		6.4		4.9		4.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		4.4		5.8		6.5		6.8		6.6		6.5		6.4		5.8		6.3		7.4		5.6		4.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.9		2.6		3.4		4.2		4.4		4.7		5.1		4.7		3.8		3.1		2		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		1		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.2		2.1		1.6		1		0.9		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.4		3		3.7		4.1		4.1		4.2		4.6		4.5		3.9		3.6		2.5		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.9		2		2.4		2.9		3.2		2.9		3.2		3.9		3.7		3.1		3		2		2.1