Nearly a Record Low Barometer Reading at Birmingham

Michael Clemmer sent a picture of his barometer, which is as low as you will ever see in Alabama without a landfalling hurricane. The needle is in the “Stormy” category. You think?!?!

The barometer bottomed out at 29.25 at 1:10 p.m. at Birmingham. 29.14 inches at Alex City is the lowest I have seen so far overall.

The all time record for Birmingham is 29.16 on January 11, 1918.

During Hurricane Ivan, the barometer bottomed out at 29.22 inches at Birmingham.

A category one hurricane is usually around 29.00 inches.

Look at the PRES readings in the 2 p.m. State Weather Roundup:

ALABAMA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
200 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2017

NOTE: “FAIR” INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

THE REMARK “TC” DENOTES TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES CELSIUS.

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NORTH ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
MUSCLE SHOALS CLOUDY 58 53 84 NW10 29.29S
HUNTSVILLE CLOUDY 63 58 83 NW9 29.25F
DECATUR RAIN 59 58 96 NW8 29.27F FOG
HALEYVILLE RAIN 53 50 89 W13 29.31R
GADSDEN RAIN 64 60 87 NE9 29.22F
$$

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WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TUSCALOOSA RAIN 52 50 93 NW3 29.33F FOG
$$

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CENTRAL ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
BIRMINGHAM TSTM 54 53 97 W25G39 29.32R VSB 1
MONTGOMERY CLOUDY 59 49 69 W21G36 29.28R
SHELBY CO ARPT RAIN 52 51 97 NW16G38 29.29F FOG
MAXWELL AFB CLOUDY 57 52 82 W15G26 29.27R
GREENVILLE PTSUNNY 58 48 69 W16G28 29.32R
$$

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EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ANNISTON TSTM 61 60 97 N7 29.18F FOG
ALEXANDER CITY CLOUDY 63 61 94 W15G26 29.17R
AUBURN RAIN 63 63 100 SW25G56 29.16F SQUALL FOG
$$

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SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
MOBILE MOSUNNY 65 45 48 W13G22 29.39S
BROOKLEY FIELD MOSUNNY 68 46 45 W15G24 29.39F
EVERGREEN MOSUNNY 60 50 69 W8G18 29.35R
$$

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SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DOTHAN CLOUDY 70 67 90 SW26G35 29.27R
OZARK PTSUNNY 64 59 82 W22G36 29.30R
TROY CLOUDY 58 54 86 W21G36 29.33R
EUFAULA PTSUNNY 68 65 90 S8 29.18F
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from The Alabama Weather Blog http://ift.tt/2jmx5ol