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

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...THE WINTER HAVEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1941 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             96   10/02/1986
                       10/01/1986
                       10/13/1961
                       10/10/1941
 LOW              41   10/29/2008

OCTOBER 2024
HIGHEST           94   10/04         MM      MM       91  10/06
LOWEST            56   10/17         MM      MM       53  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.2               86.1     0.1     84.9
AVG. MINIMUM    68.9               68.0     0.9     66.5
MEAN            77.5               77.1     0.4     75.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                6.8    -0.8        2
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        9.43   1952
 MINIMUM        0.02   2010

OCTOBER 2024
TOTALS          6.13*              2.22    3.91     0.81
DAILY AVG.      0.20               0.07    0.13     0.03
DAYS >= .01        9                7.8     1.2        3
DAYS >= .10        5                3.5     1.5        3
DAYS >= .50        2                1.2     0.8        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.60   10/09 TO 10/09


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  4      -4        2
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    360                378     -18      340
 SINCE 1/1      3956               3661     295       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/080    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    79/080    DATE  10/09

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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* 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 0.15 TO 0.30 INCH
  FELL ON THIS DAY.

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