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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL                                
529 PM EST THU MAR 25 2004

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...THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80    245 PM  92    1949  82     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         59    649 AM  42    1968  60     -1       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          5.60 1970   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      2.25  -1.89     3.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.36                      2.25  -1.89     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      6.58   0.63     5.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        28    -18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        28    -18        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    313                       299     14      410       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         6     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       134     -3      281       
  SINCE MAR 1    131                       134     -3      281       
  SINCE JAN 1    281                       330    -49      401       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M300 PM                                     
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THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   641 PM EST   
MARCH 26 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   642 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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