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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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CXUS52 KTBW 012311
CLMTPA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
710 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

   ....7TH WARMEST APRIL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME APRIL RECORD
 HIGH              93   04/30/1975
                        04/25/1958
 LOW               38   04/07/1891
                        04/06/1891

APRIL 2013
HIGHEST            92   04/16        MM      MM       90  04/28
LOWEST             55   04/06        MM      MM       55  04/25
                                                          04/24
AVG. MAXIMUM     84.1              81.0     3.1     83.6
AVG. MINIMUM     66.8              63.0     3.8     66.0
MEAN             75.4              72.0     3.4     74.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.3     0.7        1
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 APRIL RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.71   1997
 MINIMUM            T   1967
                        1981

APRIL 2013
TOTALS           3.65              2.03    1.62     2.29
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.07    0.05     0.08
DAYS >= .01         9               4.9     4.1        6
DAYS >= .10         4               3.1     0.9        3
DAYS >= .50         3               1.2     1.8        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.6     0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.05   04/30 TO 04/30
                        04/29 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                11     -11        2
 SINCE 7/1        400               538    -138      210
COOLING TOTAL     319               221      98      303
 SINCE 1/1        578               460     118      795
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/180    DATE  04/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/180    DATE  04/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             21
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1
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REMARKS
THE APRIL 2013 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 75.4 DEGREES
RANKS AS THE 7TH WARMEST APRIL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1890.
THE WARMEST APRIL HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 76.8 DEGREES
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1991.

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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