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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
429 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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    354 PM  88    1971  74     -1       80
  MINIMUM         54    451 AM  27    1967  56     -2       66
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.69 1958   0.10  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.63  -0.74     0.64
  SINCE DEC 1      3.16                      7.33  -4.17     7.47
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      4.86  -1.89     6.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       101    -54       79
  SINCE DEC 1    190                       422   -232      645
  SINCE JUL 1    205                       466   -261      669

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        56     52       78
  SINCE DEC 1    286                       186    100       96
  SINCE JAN 1    161                       106     55       92
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78          1100 PM
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        85      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        30      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST
FEBRUARY 28 2012......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   630 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 73    LOW 57    PCPN TRACE
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 77    LOW 60    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 71    LOW 58    PCPN TRACE
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 66