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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         74    251 PM  85    1975  73      1       79
                                      1949
  MINIMUM         61    314 AM  32    1977  55      6       63
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.66 1904   0.10  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.25  -0.39     0.64
  SINCE DEC 1      3.13                      6.95  -3.82     7.47
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      4.48  -1.54     6.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        89    -43       79
  SINCE DEC 1    189                       410   -221      645
  SINCE JUL 1    204                       454   -250      669

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        6
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        44     43       46
  SINCE DEC 1    265                       174     91       64
  SINCE JAN 1    140                        94     46       60
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM
 LOWEST     73           200 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        31      1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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 78    LOW 59    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 77    LOW 59    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 74    LOW 64    PCPN T
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 66