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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
437 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         92    251 PM  96    1990  90      2       93
                                      1963
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  70    1971  76      0       81
                                      1916
                                      1890
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       87

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.43          3.91 1898   0.24   0.19      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.44  -0.96     0.02
  SINCE JUN 1     27.54                     15.19  12.35    12.51
  SINCE JAN 1     36.37                     27.39   8.98    32.53

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       22
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       108      8      131
  SINCE JUN 1   1166                      1182    -16     1305
  SINCE JAN 1   2458                      2059    399     2374
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           800 PM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        97      1993
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        70      1938
                                             1936
                                             1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  7 2012........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT
AUGUST  8 2012........SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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 73    PCPN 0.33
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 91    LOW 74    PCPN 0.75
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 93    LOW 76    PCPN 2.64
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 87