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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
710 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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

  ...TIED FOR 6TH WARMEST APRIL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1902...

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 APRIL RECORD
 HIGH              96   04/30/1986
 LOW               39   04/08/1950

APRIL 2013
HIGHEST            94   04/16        MM      MM       92  04/03
LOWEST             59   04/06        MM      MM       53  04/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     87.2              84.6     2.6     86.5
AVG. MINIMUM     66.7              63.1     3.6     64.7
MEAN             76.9              73.8     3.1     75.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      6               3.0     3.0        5
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 APRIL RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.42   1939
 MINIMUM            T   1970

APRIL 2013
TOTALS           3.09              2.18    0.91     1.65
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.07    0.03     0.05
DAYS >= .01         9               4.2     4.8        6
DAYS >= .10         6               3.1     2.9        3
DAYS >= .50         3               1.4     1.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.26   04/04 TO 04/05

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 3      -3        0
 SINCE 7/1        201               287     -86      129
COOLING TOTAL     364               269      95      327
 SINCE 1/1        746               630     116      930
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    21/140    DATE  04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    30/210    DATE  04/01

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             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2
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REMARKS
THE APRIL 2013 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 76.9 DEGREES TIED
WITH APRIL 1945 AS THE 6TH WARMEST APRIL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN
1902. THE WARMEST APRIL HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 77.7
DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2011...1991 AND 1947.

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

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