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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
850 AM EDT WED OCT 1 2003

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...THE FORT MYERS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2003...

...WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN JANUARY 1931...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2003

WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
ALL-TIME RECORD
HIGH 97 09/03/1996
09/07/1996
LOW 63 09/27/1956

SEPTEMBER 2003
HIGHEST 93 09/19 MM MM 93 09/16
09/19
LOWEST 71 09/26 MM MM 72 09/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 88.9 90.3 -1.4 89.6
AVG. MINIMUM 74.7 73.9 0.8 75.2
MEAN 81.8 82.1 -0.3 82.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 18 MM MM 18
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 MM MM 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 MM MM 0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
ALL-TIME RECORD
MAXIMUM 17.21 2003
MINIMUM 1.93 1988

SEPTEMBER 2003
TOTALS 17.21* 7.86 9.35 6.89
DAILY AVG. 0.57 0.26 0.31 0.23
DAYS >= .01 19 MM MM 20
DAYS >= .10 14 MM MM 11
DAYS >= .50 11 MM MM 4
DAYS >= 1.00 7 MM MM 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 6.05 09/05 TO 09/06 1.63

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0
COOLING TOTAL 509 518 -9 528
SINCE 1/1 3336 3219 117 3384
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/084
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/070 DATE 09/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/070 DATE 09/19

SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET)
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 81

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 18 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 14 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 20 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 23 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 8
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REMARKS

THE SEPTEMBER 2003 RAINFALL TOTAL OF 17.21 INCHES RANKS AS THE
WETTEST SEPTEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN JANUARY 1931.
THE OLD RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 16.60 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED
IN 1969.


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

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