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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
1112 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   02/28/1956
                        02/14/1948
 LOW               28   02/06/1917
HIGHEST            86   02/13                         87
LOWEST             46   02/17                         47
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.5              77.7     0.8     79.0
AVG. MINIMUM     64.1              64.0     0.1     66.6
MEAN             71.3              70.9     0.4     72.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.81   1983
 MINIMUM            T   1944
TOTALS           2.14              2.96   -0.82     1.45
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.11   -0.03     0.05
DAYS >= .01         5                                  7
DAYS >= .10         3                                  5
DAYS >= .50         2                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.81   02/14 TO 02/15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      19                22      -3       17
 SINCE 7/1         43               102     -59       65
COOLING TOTAL     202               186      16      253
 SINCE 1/1        457               356     101      418
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/350    DATE  02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/250    DATE  02/14

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     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      0
HAZE                      6

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


................DATA FOR HOLLYWOOD...FEBRUARY 2013..............
.....NORMALS USED FOR COMPARISON ARE FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL).....

...TEMPERATURE DATA...

AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH .... 70.2 OR 0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 78.2 OR 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 62.1 OR 1.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 86 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 45 DEGREES ON THE 18TH AND 19TH.


...PRECIPITATION...

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 2.08 INCHES OR 0.88 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR  3.23 INCHES OR 3.36 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
GREATEST 24-HOUR PERIOD RAINFALL 1.32 INCHES ON THE 15TH.

NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ...  3.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ...  3.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ...  2.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ...  1.

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