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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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    500 PM  97    1993  90      2       87
  MINIMUM         78    619 AM  68    1950  76      2       75
                                      1904
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.34 2003   0.25  -0.25     3.05
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      2.19  -1.71     3.61
  SINCE JUN 1     27.54                     15.94  11.60    16.10
  SINCE JAN 1     36.37                     28.14   8.23    36.12

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       20                        18      2       16
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       162     13      191
  SINCE JUN 1   1225                      1236    -11     1365
  SINCE JAN 1   2517                      2113    404     2434
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


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    79           600 AM
 LOWEST     49           500 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        97      1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        68      1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2012........SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
AUGUST 11 2012........SUNRISE   658 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 95    LOW 75    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 92    LOW 77    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 93    LOW 81    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 87