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CLITPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
427 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012


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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         76    130 PM  84    1956  71      5       77
  MINIMUM         52    455 AM  30    1981  54     -2       53
                                      1975
                                      1901
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1961   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.49  -1.33     0.04
  SINCE DEC 1      0.16                      1.49  -1.33     0.04
  SINCE JAN 1     53.95                     45.32   8.63    53.07

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        73    -66       23
  SINCE DEC 1      7                        73    -66       23
  SINCE JUL 1     48                       117    -69       38

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        54     37       67
  SINCE DEC 1     91                        54     37       67
  SINCE JAN 1   3967                      3584    383     3937
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM
 LOWEST     27           100 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        29      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 20 2012......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST
DECEMBER 21 2012......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   540 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 79    LOW 48    PCPN 0.00
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON    HIGH 79    LOW 46    PCPN 0.00
...ST. PETERSBURG        HIGH 78    LOW 62    PCPN 0.00
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT CLEARWATER BEACH 69