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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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   1239 PM  89    1999  79      4       79
                                      1954
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  38    1891  61      6       52
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.05 2008   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.46  -0.21     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      3.49  -2.27    10.42
  SINCE JAN 1      4.19                      8.53  -4.34    17.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        62    -59       26
  SINCE JUL 1    208                       533   -325      695

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        33     36       36
  SINCE MAR 1    371                       159    212      202
  SINCE JAN 1    561                       272    289      310
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM
 LOWEST     34           200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  7 2012.........SUNRISE   713 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT


-  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 83    LOW 65    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 83    LOW 65    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 79    LOW 69    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 77 DEGREES.