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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
432 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         79    303 PM  86    1972  73      6       66
  MINIMUM         65    456 AM  33    1937  56      9       42
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.39 1989   0.07  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.60  -0.57     0.04
  SINCE DEC 1      0.03                      0.60  -0.57     0.04
  SINCE JAN 1     53.82                     44.43   9.39    53.07

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       11
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        25    -25       19
  SINCE DEC 1      0                        25    -25       19
  SINCE JUL 1     41                        69    -28       34

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        25     23       21
  SINCE DEC 1     48                        25     23       21
  SINCE JAN 1   3924                      3555    369     3891
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     62           200 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  9 2012......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST
DECEMBER 10 2012......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST


-  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 81    LOW 65    PCPN TRACE
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 79    LOW 62    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 77    LOW 65    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 69