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CXUS52 KTBW 051315
CLMTPA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
915 AM EDT FRI OCT 5 2018
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
...WARMEST MONTH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME SEPTEMBER RECORD
HIGH 96 09/20/2018
09/07/1991
09/06/1991
LOW 54 09/22/1897
SEPTEMBER 2018
HIGHEST 96R 09/20 MM MM 94 09/23
09/20
09/16
LOWEST 74 09/21 MM MM 73 09/13
09/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 93.0 88.9 4.1 90.5
AVG. MINIMUM 78.5 74.5 4.0 76.3
MEAN 85.8R 81.7 4.1 83.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 29 12.9 16.1 22
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
ALL-TIME SEPTEMBER RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.93 1912
MINIMUM 0.79 2005
1910
SEPTEMBER 2018
TOTALS 9.20 6.30 2.90 6.66
DAILY AVG. 0.31 0.21 0.10 0.22
DAYS >= .01 18 12.2 5.8 11
DAYS >= .10 13 7.7 5.3 5
DAYS >= .50 8 3.8 4.2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.0 0.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.74 09/20 TO 09/20
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 631 501 130 558
SINCE 1/1 3551 3016 535 3640
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/160 DATE 09/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/030 DATE 09/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 23
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 25 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 10 RAIN 12
LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 6
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REMARKS
THE SEPTEMBER 2018 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 85.8 DEGREES
RANKS AS THE WARMEST SEPTEMBER AND WARMEST MONTH SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1890. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST SEPTEMBER HAD AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 83.8 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2016 AND THE
PREVIOUS WARMEST MONTH HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 85.6 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN JUNE 1998.
THE SEPTEMBER 2018 MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 9.20 INCHES RANKS
AS THE 26TH WETTEST/104TH DRIEST SEPTEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN
IN 1890.
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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