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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
837 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE PUNTA GORDA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1914 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME DECEMBER RECORD
 HIGH             89   12/19/2016
                       12/10/1994
 LOW              25   12/24/1989
                       12/13/1962

DECEMBER 2O23
HIGHEST           88   12/02         MM      MM       85  12/08
                                                          12/31
LOWEST            45   12/07         MM      MM       37  12/24
                                                          12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    76.2               77.6    -1.4     76.3
AVG. MINIMUM    57.7               54.1     3.6     55.8
MEAN            66.9               65.8     1.1     66.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
ALL-TIME DECEMBER RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.88   2002
 MINIMUM        0.00   1933

DECEMBER 2023
TOTALS          4.44               1.99    2.45     0.89
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.06    0.08     0.03
DAYS >= .01        6                9.3    -3.3        2
DAYS >= .10        6                3.2     2.8        1
DAYS >= .50        4                1.0     3.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.4     1.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.95   12/25 TO 12/26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     45                 85     -40       81
 SINCE 7/1        55                110     -55       MM
COOLING TOTAL    113                112       1      121
 SINCE 1/1      4499               3772     727       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/190    DATE  12/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/230    DATE  12/10
                                44/170          12/17

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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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