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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         79   1206 PM  86    1997  73      6       75
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  30    1900  55      8       56
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.75 1927   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.96  -0.13     0.64
  SINCE DEC 1      3.10                      6.66  -3.56     7.47
  SINCE JAN 1      2.91                      4.19  -1.28     6.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        80    -36       79
  SINCE DEC 1    187                       401   -214      645
  SINCE JUL 1    202                       445   -243      669

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        38     46       32
  SINCE DEC 1    262                       168     94       50
  SINCE JAN 1    137                        88     49       46
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM
 LOWEST     67          1100 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1997
                                             1961
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 20 2012......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   624 PM EST
FEBRUARY 21 2012......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   625 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 80    LOW 64    PCPN 0.04
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 77    LOW 65    PCPN T
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 75    LOW 64    PCPN T
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 66