000 CXUS52 KMFL 011459 CLMFLL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL 1059 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008 ................................... ...THE FORT LAUDERDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1839 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 100 08/04/1944 LOW 66 08/20/1981 08/17/1974 08/04/1937 HIGHEST 95 08/14 95 08/08 LOWEST 74 08/22 77 08/09 AVG. MAXIMUM 91.4 90.1 1.3 91.3 AVG. MINIMUM 78.7 75.7 3.0 80.1 MEAN 85.0 82.9 2.1 85.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 28 27 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 15.48 1995 MINIMUM 0.98 1987 TOTALS 9.49 6.88 2.61 5.07 DAILY AVG. 0.31 0.22 0.09 0.16 DAYS >= .01 13 12 DAYS >= .10 8 10 DAYS >= .50 5 2 DAYS >= 1.00 4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.90 08/22 TO 08/22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 0 COOLING TOTAL 630 554 76 648 SINCE 1/1 3432 2748 684 3252 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/230 DATE 08/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/230 DATE 08/21 SKY COVER AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 14 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 9 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 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ......................DATA FOR HOLLYWOOD...AUGUST 2008................. ...TEMPERATURE DATA... AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH ... 82.9 OR 0.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AVERAGE MAXIMUM .......... 88.9 OR 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AVERAGE MINIMUM .......... 75.3 OR 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 93 DEGREES ON THE 13TH. LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 72 DEGREES ON THE 23RD. ...PRECIPITATION... TOTAL FOR THE MONTH 13.43 INCHES OR 7.40 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 43.42 INCHES OR 4.23 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. GREATEST AMOUNT FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD 3.74 INCHES ON THE 23RD. NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.01 INCHES OR MORE ... 18. NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.10 INCHES OR MORE ....13. NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 0.50 INCHES OR MORE ... 7. NUMBER OF DAYS HAVING 1.00 INCHES OR MORE ... 3. $$