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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL                                
451 AM EST MON FEB 16 2004

................................... CORRECTED FOR RAINFALL.....

...THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    115 PM  87    1949  76     -2       83       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  33    1971  55      5       57       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          2.60 1969   0.07   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.05  -0.19     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.94                      4.86   4.08     5.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.26                      3.28   0.98     1.95    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        45    -31       23       
  SINCE DEC 1    243                       224     19      369       
  SINCE JUL 1    256                       241     15      406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        47     25       28       
  SINCE DEC 1    167                       266    -99      109       
  SINCE JAN 1    122                       144    -22       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          M500 PM                                     
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THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2004......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 17 2004......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   621 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT NAPLES 69