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CDUS42 KTBW 200829
CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         91    232 PM  96    2007  90      1       90
  MINIMUM         77    852 PM  68    1947  76      1       76
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.17          3.44 1972   0.25  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      4.74  -1.93     6.08
  SINCE JUN 1     29.87                     18.49  11.38    18.57
  SINCE JAN 1     38.70                     30.69   8.01    38.59

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       18
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       342     21      394
  SINCE JUN 1   1413                      1416     -3     1568
  SINCE JAN 1   2705                      2293    412     2637
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        96      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        70      1967
                                             1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2012........SUNRISE   703 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT
AUGUST 21 2012........SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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 90    LOW 75    PCPN 0.03
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 91    LOW 76    PCPN 0.40
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 90    LOW 78    PCPN 0.14
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 87 DEGREES.