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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
118 PM EST WED JAN 01 2025

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...THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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 RECORDS
 HIGH            101   08/01/1972
                       07/23/1971
 LOW              20   12/26/1983

DATA FOR 2024
HIGHEST           99   05/30         MM      MM       99  07/05
LOWEST            39   01/21         MM      MM       38  01/15
                                                          01/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.4               83.3     0.1     84.5
AVG. MINIMUM    66.9               64.8     2.1     67.7
MEAN            75.1               74.1     1.0     76.1
DAYS MAX >= 90   107               85.0    22.0      117
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.2    -1.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
ALL-TIME RECORDS
 MAXIMUM       82.98   1957
 MINIMUM       27.13   2023

DATA FOR 2024
TOTALS         78.07              49.05   29.02    27.13
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.13    0.09     0.07
DAYS >= .01       99              112.6   -13.6       83
DAYS >= .10       67               66.4     0.6       41
DAYS >= .50       39               29.4     9.6       15
DAYS >= 1.00      23               13.2     9.8        7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL  11.06                                3.53  08/29 TO 08/30
 STORM TOTAL   11.06                                2.47
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

**RAINFALL WAS MISSING ON AUGUST 05 AND OCTOBER 10 AT SARASOTA-BRADENTON
DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE. RADAR ESTIMATES AND LOCAL RAIN GAUGES INDICATE
THAT AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD HAVE FALLEN ON THESE DAYS. THIS
WOULD MAKE 2024 THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD.**

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    286                394    -108      202
COOLING TOTAL   3995               3721     274     4356
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/090
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)
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             88     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               64     RAIN                      71
LIGHT RAIN              147     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     104     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     21

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

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