Published 02/01/01 10:00 AM A large area of the central peninsula received
heavy to excessive rainfall amounts in the past 24 hours, with 1-3" common
and one total anomaly of 5.35" at Brooksville, due to many hours of
precipitation entrainment. This particular region had had the largest
surface moisture deficits, with some areas having approached desert levels.
Unfortunately precipitation coverage south and east of the I-4 corridor was
more spotty, with most areas seeing only 0.01-0.30. However isolated heavy
showers did drop 1.75" at Bartow and 1.01" at Lakeland and Plant City.
The new area of heightened drought concern is over south central areas of
the peninsula, where at Balm in southern Hillsborough County, virtually no
measureable precipitation has fallen since September 2000. Ironically,
through luck of the draw my location here in rural west Plant City has
received enough precipitation since September 2000 (6.31")to keep things
moist enough to make you think there is no ongoing drought.
More precipitation is expected today, followed by cooler weather. By the way
January 2000 averaged out 7.9 deg. below normal at my location, definately
in the top five coldest January's going back to 1931.
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January 2001 Plant City-
Mean Max 67.2 -6.0 Deg
Mean Min 38.3 -10.0 Deg
Mean Mo. 52.8 -7.9 Deg
Precip. 2.06" -0.41"
December 2000 Plant City-
Mean Max 69.7 -5.2 Deg
Mean Min 47.8 -2.5 Deg
Mean Mo. 58.8 -3.8 Deg
Precip. 2.73" +0.40"
November 2000 Plant City-
Mean Max 76.0 -3.8 Deg
Mean Min 52.4 -3.4 Deg
Mean Mo. 64.2 -3.6 Deg
Precip. 1.46" -0.64"
October 2000 Plant City-
Mean Max 82.9 -3.1 Deg
Mean Min 61.7 -1.7 Deg
Mean Mo. 72.3 -2.4 Deg
Precip. .06" -2.25"
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Take Care,
Thomas F. Giella
P.O. Box 1987
Plant City, Fl. 33564
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Home Phone: 813-707-0795
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