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CDUS42 KTBW 232129  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
526 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008  
 
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 231 PM 95 1959 90 -1 85  
MINIMUM 75 329 AM 69 1943 76 -1 74  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.50 1979 0.21 -0.20 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.88 4.72 2.16 2.50  
SINCE JUN 1 14.42 10.22 4.20 11.20  
SINCE JAN 1 28.28 22.65 5.63 17.59  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 17 18 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 400 406 -6 441  
SINCE JUN 1 955 907 48 944  
SINCE JAN 1 1945 1744 201 1882    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 700 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
 
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 96 1987  
1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 67 1921  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 23 2008..........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 825 PM EDT  
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 824 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 91 LOW 73 PCPN 0.00  
...SARASOTA/BRADENTON HIGH 91 LOW 74 PCPN T  
...LAKELAND HIGH 93 LOW 73 PCPN 0.00  
...ST. PETERSBURG HIGH 90 LOW 79 PCPN T  
...GULF WATER TEMPERATURE AT FRED HOWARD PARK 91  
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