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CXUS52 KTBW 050315
CLMFMY


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
1115 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2012

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...THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

      ...9TH WARMEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1902...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1902 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME AUGUST RECORD
 HIGH             100   08/04/1942
 LOW               65   08/24/1957
                        08/24/1925

AUGUST 2012
HIGHEST            97   08/08        MM      MM       96  08/05
LOWEST             74   08/25        MM      MM       74  08/18
                        08/23                             08/17
                                                          08/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     91.6              91.8    -0.2     91.3
AVG. MINIMUM     76.5              74.9     1.6     76.8
MEAN             84.1              83.4     0.7     84.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     24              24.4    -0.4       25
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 AUGUST RECORD
 MAXIMUM        17.64   1932
 MINIMUM         3.55   1934

AUGUST 2012
TOTALS           8.68             10.14   -1.46    10.89
DAILY AVG.       0.28              0.33   -0.05     0.35
DAYS >= .01        19              17.9     1.1       20
DAYS >= .10        13              13.4    -0.4       15
DAYS >= .50         7               7.0     0.0       10
DAYS >= 1.00        2               3.7    -1.7        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.29   08/26 TO 08/27

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     600               569      31      598
 SINCE 1/1       3149              2724     425     2973
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/050    DATE  08/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/040    DATE  08/26

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               25     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5
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REMARKS
THE AUGUST 2012 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 84.1 DEGREES RANKS
AS THE 9TH WARMEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1902. THE WARMEST
AUGUST HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 84.8 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED
IN 1987.

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

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