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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    414 PM  90    1947  79      4       82
  MINIMUM         61    656 AM  38    1891  61      0       66
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1951   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.53  -0.28     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      3.56  -2.34    10.42
  SINCE JAN 1      4.19                      8.60  -4.41    17.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        63    -60       26
  SINCE JUL 1    208                       534   -326      695

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        9
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        39     37       45
  SINCE MAR 1    378                       165    213      211
  SINCE JAN 1    568                       278    290      319
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           500 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        89      1947
                                             1893
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   711 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 85    LOW 59    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 86    LOW 61    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 81    LOW 65    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 76 DEGREES.