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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

         ...5TH WARMEST MAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1911...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 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 MAY RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/28/1953
 LOW               45   05/11/1923
                        05/16/1917

MAY 2012
HIGHEST            95   05/24        MM      MM       95  05/29
LOWEST             64   05/22        MM      MM       56  05/19
                        05/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     88.1              85.6     2.5     86.5
AVG. MINIMUM     70.7              67.2     3.5     67.4
MEAN             79.4              76.4     3.0     76.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     11               2.9     8.1        7
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 MAY RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.39   1991
 MINIMUM            T   2007

MAY 2012
TOTALS           2.04              2.21   -0.17     1.97
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.07    0.00     0.06
DAYS >= .01         6                MM      MM        4
DAYS >= .10         4                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= .50         3                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.82   05/16 TO 05/17

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1        208               477    -269      726
COOLING TOTAL     456               354     102      377
 SINCE 1/1       1142               751     391      841
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/290    DATE  05/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  05/28

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     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                      3
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REMARKS
THE MAY 2012 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 79.4 DEGREES RANKS AS
THE 5TH WARMEST MAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1911. THE WARMEST MAY
HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 80.7 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1995.

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

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
