Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
840 AM EDT SAT NOV 02 2024

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...THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1911 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   10/15/1925
 LOW              40   10/29/1944

OCTOBER 2024
HIGHEST           91   10/04         MM      MM       93  10/05
                       10/02                              10/01
LOWEST            56   10/17         MM      MM       54  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.9               86.3    -1.4     86.4
AVG. MINIMUM    68.9               68.3     0.6     69.2
MEAN            76.9               77.3    -0.4     77.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                5.3    -1.3       11
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       12.59   2024
 MINIMUM        0.00   1942

OCTOBER 2024
TOTALS         12.59R*             2.76    9.83     0.70
DAILY AVG.      0.43               0.09    0.34     0.02
DAYS >= .01        7                7.0     0.0        3
DAYS >= .10        5                4.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= .50        4                1.4     2.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.6     2.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   7.61   10/08 TO 10/09


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  2      -2        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    351                384     -33      407
 SINCE 1/1      3630               3441     189       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    69/320    DATE  10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION   102/330    DATE  10/09

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.22
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  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 0.20 TO 0.30 INCH
  FELL ON THIS DAY.

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