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CDUS42 KTBW 050932
CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
428 AM EST THU JAN 5 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         55    433 PM  84    1971  70    -15       68
  MINIMUM         35    742 AM  28    1928  51    -16       53
  AVERAGE         45                        61    -16       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1903   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      2.74  -2.55     0.55
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.27  -0.27      T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                         6     14        4
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        24     18        5
  SINCE DEC 1     82                       163    -81      368
  SINCE JUL 1     97                       207   -110      392

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7        7
  SINCE DEC 1    126                        88     38       11
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         8     -7        7
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    57          1100 PM
 LOWEST     13           100 PM
 AVERAGE    35

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1911


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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******************** SUPPLEMENTAL DATA ***************************

...RUSKIN                HIGH 58    LOW 31    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 59    LOW 32    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 56    LOW 41    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 59