MONTH/YEAR- OCTOBER 2007 LOCATION- 5.67 MILES S LAKELAND, FL, USA LAT LONG 27 57 26.5 N 81 56 46.6 W ELEVATION- 218 FEET
CWOP/NWS ID- KN4LF/AR692 CoCoRaHS #FL-PK-18 *=MAXIMUM +=PREVAILING
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MAX/MIN |
MAX |
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*WIND |
*WIND |
RAIN |
FROST |
FOG |
FRONTS |
TRW |
NOTES |
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MEAN TEMP |
R.H. |
D.P. |
B.P. |
B.P. |
PREV |
DIR |
SPD |
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Cold Warm |
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MTHI= Max. Temperature Humidity Index |
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01 |
86.0 68.7 |
94 49 |
73 64 |
30.08 |
29.94 |
ENE |
NE |
40 |
.09 |
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TUTT Passed |
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02 |
85.5 73.0 |
100 72 |
79 72 |
29.87 |
29.79 |
NE |
NE |
30 |
.11 |
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X |
W |
X |
Surface low passed E-W |
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03 |
91.2 75.6 |
100 57 |
79 73 |
29.91 |
29.82 |
E |
ESE |
19 |
.01 |
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X |
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X |
MTHI 104 deg. |
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04 |
91.6 76.5 |
100 53 |
79 74 |
29.98 |
29.86 |
ENE |
E |
19 |
.02 |
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X |
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MTHI 106 deg. |
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05 |
89.4 76.1 |
97 68 |
79 75 |
29.98 |
29.88 |
E |
NE |
32 |
1.52 |
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X |
MTHI 105 deg. |
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06 |
89.1 76.1 |
97 63 |
79 72 |
29.98 |
29.87 |
E |
ENE |
29 |
.12 |
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X |
MTHI 102 deg. |
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07 |
88.1 75.6 |
97 66 |
78 74 |
29.93 |
29.86 |
ENE |
ENE |
32 |
.01 |
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MTHI 100 deg. |
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08 |
88.8 75.9 |
95 57 |
76 69 |
29.95 |
29.88 |
ENE |
ENE |
29 |
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Convective rainy season ended |
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09 |
89.8 72.0 |
96 49 |
75 68 |
29.99 |
29.86 |
ENE |
ENE |
19 |
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10 |
89.9 70.9 |
96 50 |
76 66 |
29.91 |
29.78 |
NNE |
NE |
13 |
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11 |
89.3 70.7 |
97 50 |
76 67 |
29.83 |
29.71 |
W |
WSW |
16 |
.01 |
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C |
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12 |
87.0 66.0 |
87 45 |
69 56 |
29.89 |
29.79 |
E |
NE |
20 |
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13 |
87.3 68.4 |
93 44 |
70 61 |
29.96 |
29.87 |
ENE |
ENE |
20 |
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14 |
86.0 64.9 |
95 49 |
70 62 |
30.02 |
29.94 |
ENE |
NE |
25 |
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15 |
86.4 68.2 |
89 51 |
71 63 |
30.02 |
29.95 |
ESE |
E |
29 |
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16 |
86.3 69.1 |
91 56 |
73 65 |
30.01 |
29.92 |
ESE |
E |
25 |
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17 |
88.5 69.3 |
95 53 |
74 67 |
30.01 |
29.88 |
ENE |
NNE |
17 |
T |
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TUTT Passed |
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18 |
89.1 71.8 |
96 60 |
76 70 |
29.95 |
29.85 |
WSW |
WSW |
19 |
.04 |
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X |
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19 |
88.4 72.7 |
96 64 |
77 70 |
29.92 |
29.82 |
WSW |
W |
40 |
.89 |
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X |
MTHI 100 deg. |
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20 |
78.9 69.4 |
96 70 |
73 66 |
30.06 |
29.86 |
N |
N |
25 |
.50 |
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C |
X |
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21 |
86.0 70.9 |
96 70 |
77 69 |
30.11 |
30.01 |
E |
ESE |
19 |
.07 |
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W |
X |
MTHI 100 deg. |
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22 |
89.1 74.7 |
100 57 |
77 72 |
30.11 |
29.97 |
SE |
E |
17 |
T |
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X |
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23 |
89.4 73.4 |
100 50 |
77 68 |
30.01 |
29.88 |
WSW |
SW |
27 |
.09 |
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X |
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X |
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24 |
78.1 67.3 |
96 85 |
74 65 |
29.91 |
29.77 |
S |
S |
20 |
.17 |
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C |
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25 |
73.1 63.9 |
95 62 |
65 59 |
30.03 |
29.86 |
NNE |
NNE |
14 |
.04 |
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26 |
77.8 63.3 |
94 76 |
71 61 |
30.05 |
29.98 |
N |
N |
22 |
.04 |
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27 |
79.4 69.8 |
100 76 |
74 61 |
30.10 |
29.98 |
N |
NNE |
25 |
.22 |
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X |
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28 |
83.5 68.4 |
96 66 |
75 67 |
30.12 |
30.02 |
NE |
NNE |
30 |
T |
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29 |
77.2 68.9 |
96 75 |
72 67 |
30.15 |
30.05 |
NE |
ENE |
39 |
.12 |
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30 |
78.0 68.4 |
96 76 |
71 67 |
30.12 |
30.04 |
ENE |
NNE |
41 |
.29 |
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31 |
83.3 70.9 |
96 62 |
72 68 |
30.05 |
29.91 |
ENE |
ENE |
40 |
.01 |
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T |
2651.3 2190.8 |
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4.37 |
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3 2 |
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M |
85.5 70.6 78.1 |
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E |
91.6 63.3 |
100 44 |
79 56 |
30.15 |
29.71 |
ENE |
NNE |
41 |
1.52 |
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MTHI 106 deg. |
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D |
4th 26th |
2nd 13th |
2nd 12th |
29th |
11th |
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30th |
5th |
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4th |
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YEAR |
46.00 |
NORM |
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DEPART |
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T= TOTAL, M= MEAN, E= EXTREMES, D= DATE OF EXTREMES, N= NORMALS, DE= DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL, R= RAINFALL
NOTES-
Here on the south side of Lakeland October was warmer than normal temperature wise and wetter than normal precipitation wise. This is the warmest October that I have observed since 1985, a year in which occurred a weak La Nina. The mean month average temperature for October 1985 was 78.2 degrees versus 78.1 deg. for October 2007.
The culprit for the near record warmth was persistent deep layered high pressure heat ridging near the state due to the ongoing moderate strength La Nina. This acted to block passage of any significant cold fronts.
Oddly enough though the month was wetter than normal, which is uncharacteristic of a La Nina event, the wettest since 1997, a year in which occurred the strongest El Nino on record, so go figure! I have measured 46.00" of rainfall through October 31st. Using weather observation averages from nearby Lakeland Linder Airport this total is 1.13" above normal.