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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
1215 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1902 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 FEBRUARY RECORD
 HIGH              92   02/25/1962
 LOW               27   02/04/1917

FEBRUARY 2013
HIGHEST            86   02/22        MM      MM       89  02/27
LOWEST             38   02/18        MM      MM       40  02/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.5              77.2     1.3     81.1
AVG. MINIMUM     57.5              55.9     1.6     61.3
MEAN             68.0              66.6     1.4     71.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
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 FEBRUARY RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.82   1983
 MINIMUM            T   2001

FEBRUARY 2013
TOTALS           1.86              2.15   -0.29     1.70
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.08   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01         6               5.2     0.8        5
DAYS >= .10         1               3.0    -2.0        3
DAYS >= .50         1               1.4    -0.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.76   02/14 TO 02/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      44                59     -15       23
 SINCE 7/1        116               260    -144      126
COOLING TOTAL     135               102      33      211
 SINCE 1/1        311               185     126      302
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/320    DATE  02/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/360    DATE  02/14

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2
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REMARKS
FEBRUARY 2013 WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL AND CLOSE TO NORMAL
FOR RAINFALL...BUT THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND MONTHLY
RAINFALL TOTAL DID NOT FALL IN THE TOP TEN WARMEST OR DRIEST.


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

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