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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
1057 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   12/08/1919
 LOW               29   12/25/1989
                        12/13/1934
HIGHEST            86   12/11                         82
LOWEST             46   12/22                         54
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.1              77.9     1.2     79.0
AVG. MINIMUM     65.2              64.1     1.1     68.0
MEAN             72.1              71.0     1.1     73.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        20.45   1958
 MINIMUM         0.00   1956
TOTALS           0.75              2.46   -1.71     1.33
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.08   -0.06     0.04
DAYS >= .01         8                                  6
DAYS >= .10         2                                  3
DAYS >= .50         0                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.37   12/10 TO 12/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      20                30     -10        1
 SINCE 7/1         22                32     -10        1
COOLING TOTAL     249               216      33      272
 SINCE 1/1       4604              4729    -125     4864
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/330    DATE  12/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/230    DATE  12/26

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

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................DATA FOR HOLLYWOOD...DECEMBER 2012..............
.....NORMALS USED FOR COMPARISON ARE FORT LAUDERDALE (FLL).....

...TEMPERATURE DATA...

AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH .... 71.4 OR 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 79.2 OR 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 63.5 OR 0.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 87 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH: 46 DEGREES ON THE 22ND,23RD.


...PRECIPITATION...

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 0.83 INCHES OR 1.63 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 69.12 INCHES OR 6.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
GREATEST 24-HOUR PERIOD RAINFALL 0.26 INCHES ON THE 11TH.

NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ... 10.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ...  2.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ...  0.
NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ...  0.



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