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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
426 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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    229 PM  89    1947  80      3       86
                                      1893
  MINIMUM         61    634 AM  40    1971  62     -1       68
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 1940   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.60  -0.35     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      3.63  -2.41    10.42
  SINCE JAN 1      4.19                      8.67  -4.48    17.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        64    -61       26
  SINCE JUL 1    208                       535   -327      695

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1       12
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        45     38       57
  SINCE MAR 1    385                       171    214      223
  SINCE JAN 1    575                       284    291      331
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           300 AM
 LOWEST     30           200 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT
APRIL 10 2012.........SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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 84    LOW 58    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 84    LOW 59    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 82    LOW 68    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 75 DEGREES.