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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
840 AM EDT SAT NOV 02 2024

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...THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME OCTOBER RECORD
 HIGH             95   10/08/2009
                       10/04/1990
                       10/01/1986
                       10/04/1926
 LOW              45   10/28/1957

OCTOBER 2024
HIGHEST           94   10/03         MM      MM       93  10/06
                       10/02                              10/05
                                                          10/01
LOWEST            61   10/17         MM      MM       56  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.6               86.6     0.0     87.0
AVG. MINIMUM    70.9               69.4     1.5     69.9
MEAN            78.7               78.0     0.7     78.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                6.6    -1.6        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 OCTOBER RECORD
 MAXIMUM       19.70   1924
 MINIMUM        0.05   1963

OCTOBER 2024
TOTALS          7.16*              3.08    4.08     1.90
DAILY AVG.      0.24               0.10    0.14     0.06
DAYS >= .01       11                7.7     3.3        4
DAYS >= .10        7                4.5     2.5        4
DAYS >= .50        4                1.6     2.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.8     1.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.54   10/09 TO 10/09
                       10/08 TO 10/09


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    418                404      14      426
 SINCE 1/1      4120               3699     421       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/160    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/160    DATE  10/09

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               13     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      1
HAZE                      4

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

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* THE RAINFALL TOTAL FOR OCTOBER 10TH WAS MISSING DUE TO EQUIPMENT
  FAILURE DURING HURRICANE MILTON. RADAR ESTIMATES AND LOCAL RAIN
  GAUGE MEASUREMENTS INDICATE THAT POTENTIALLY 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH
  FELL ON THIS DAY.

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