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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
431 AM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         92    239 PM  94    2002  87      5       90
  MINIMUM         67    404 AM  50    1969  69     -2       73
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1958   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.58  -0.55     0.26
  SINCE MAR 1      3.29                      5.64  -2.35    12.66
  SINCE JAN 1      6.26                     10.68  -4.42    19.58

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        67    -62       26
  SINCE JUL 1    210                       538   -328      695

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                        13      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       126     46      146
  SINCE MAR 1    777                       473    304      661
  SINCE JAN 1    967                       586    381      769
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM
 LOWEST     32           200 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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 93    LOW 63    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 92    LOW 64    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 90    LOW 73    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 81