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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
429 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         73    128 AM  87    1962  74     -1       79
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  31    1989  56      4       66
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.21 1979   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.53  -0.67     0.64
  SINCE DEC 1      3.13                      7.23  -4.10     7.47
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      4.76  -1.82     6.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        98    -52       79
  SINCE DEC 1    189                       419   -230      645
  SINCE JUL 1    204                       463   -259      669

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        53     55       70
  SINCE DEC 1    286                       183    103       88
  SINCE JAN 1    161                       103     58       84
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     22           300 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        27      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2012......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   629 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 74    LOW 60    PCPN 0.02
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 77    LOW 62    PCPN    T
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 73    LOW 62    PCPN    T
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 69