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CDUS42 KTBW 290934
CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         83    513 PM  86    1997  74      9       81
  MINIMUM         67    610 AM  30    1935  56     11       67
  AVERAGE         75                        65     10       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 1946   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.81  -0.92     0.64
  SINCE DEC 1      3.16                      7.51  -4.35     7.47
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      5.04  -2.07     6.92

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       107    -60       79
  SINCE DEC 1    190                       427   -237      645
  SINCE JUL 1    205                       471   -266      669

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        9
  MONTH TO DATE  127                        63     64       94
  SINCE DEC 1    305                       193    112      112
  SINCE JAN 1    180                       113     67      108
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     51           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        83      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 29 2012......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   630 PM EST
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM EST   SUNSET   631 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 85    LOW 64    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 84    LOW 67    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 78    LOW 67    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 69