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Locating Normals (or Averages) Data

Normal (average) data is available through our web site for a few sites in West Central and Southwest Florida.  These include Tampa International, Lakeland Linder, St. Petersburg - Albert Whitted, Sarasota-Bradenton International, and Fort Myers - Page Field.  To locate this information follow the steps below.

  1. Go to our Climate Page. (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/html/tbw/TampaBayClimatePage.htm)
  2. Click anywhere on the map with the Primary Sites (yellow squares) displayed.  This will take you to the Primary Sites Climate Page with many drop down menus.
  3. Normal data for the each month, as well as the year, can be found within the third choice on the page labeled “Normal Temperatures and Precipitation”.  Choose a site and month from the drop down menus and click the "GO" button on this line.
  4. Normal Monthly/Yearly data can also be found within the fifth choice on the page labeled “Climate Scorecards”.  Choose a site from the drop down menu and click the "GO" button.
Normal (average) data is not available for most Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Sites.  However, it is available for all Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) Sites through the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC).  To locate this information online follow the steps below.

COOP Sites

  1. Go to our Climate Page. (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/html/tbw/TampaBayClimatePage.htm)
  2. Click on one the "COOP Sites" links to the right of the map.  This will change the map and display the COOP sites available in West Central and Southwest Florida.
  3. Click on a site name on the map.  This will cause a small box to pop up on the screen.
  4. Click on the "Normals and Records" button.  This will take you to the Southeast Regional Climate Center web site for the COOP site you've chosen.
  5. On the SERCC web site for the COOP site you've chosen, click on one of the choices in the top left part of the screen.

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