Spring Hill, Florida Area

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April 2, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 85° F
Overnight Low was 62° F
Mean Temperature was 73.5° F

Average Daytime High is 80° F
Average Overnight Low is 54° F
Average Mean for date 67° F

Record High is 92° in 1974
Record Low is 35° in 2003

Mostly Sunny with some clouds in the afternoon

Winds were southeast at 5-10 mph then west on sea-breeze at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the low to mid 60's

Not much in the way of storm coverage, I think a lot more dry air filtered in the upper levels for a while.

Forecast for Thursday the 3rd:
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m, then a slight chance of showers between 11 p.m and 2 a.m. Some of the storms could produce small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind between 3 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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April 3, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 89° F
Overnight Low was 66° F
Mean Temperature was 70° F

Average Daytime High is 80° F
Average Overnight Low is 54° F
Average Mean for date 67° F

Record High is 90° in 2000
Record Low is 40° in 1994

Started out Sunny then became Pt. Sunny in the late morning.

Winds variable out of the south/southeast at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the mid 60's

1° off the Record high for date

Lt. Shower at 3:30 p.m.

Another storm formed near us in the eastern part of the county at 7 p.m., though we didn’t get any rain off this it did blow in some refreshingly cool air.

Rain Amount = .10"

Forecast for Friday the 4th:
Friday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light wind becoming southeast between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

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April 4, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 88° F
Overnight Low was 65° F
Mean Temperature was 76.5° F

Average Daytime High is 80° F
Average Overnight Low is 54° F
Average Mean for date 67° F

Record High is 92° in 1974
Record Low is 40° in 1994

Started out Mostly Sunny with some light fog around, then by late morning clouds and sun and then Pt. Sunny

Dewpoints in the mid 60's

Winds south at 5-15 mph

Forecast for Saturday the 5th:
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind between 7 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Patchy fog after 8 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 3 and 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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April 5, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 89° F
Overnight Low was 68° F
Mean Temperature was 78.5° F

Average Daytime High is 80° F
Average Overnight Low is 54° F
Average Mean for date 67° F

Record High is 91° in 1974
Record Low is 40° in 1975

Sun and clouds mixed. Cloudy after the showers.

Dewpoints in the upper 60's to low 70's

Winds south/southeast at 5-15 mph and increased in afternoon with gusts to 30 mph. Winds died down after showers.

Line of showers made it here at 8:50 p.m. with heavy rain at times.

Rain Amount = .60" (Total for month = .70").

Forecast for Sunday the 6th:
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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April 6, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 80° F
Overnight Low was 64° F
Mean Temperature was 72° F

Average Daytime High is 81° F
Average Overnight Low is 54° F
Average Mean for date 67.5° F

Record High is 90° in 1991
Record Low is 42° in 1975

Started out Mostly Sunny then increasing clouds by 11 a.m.

Showers and thunderstorms off and on from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Winds were southwest and light early then west/northwest at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the upper 60's falling to the mid 60's by evening.

Rain Amount = 1.40" (Total for month = 2.10")

Rain is to end in the overnight hours.

Forecast for Monday the 7th:
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northwest between 8 and 11 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.

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April 7, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 83° F
Overnight Low was 63° F
Mean Temperature was 73° F

Average Daytime High is 81° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68° F

Record High is 92° in 1999
Record Low is 34° in 1974

Cloudy overnight, but clearing by sunrise then Pt. Sunny

Dewpoints in the low 60's

Winds northeast at 5-10, but increased to 10-15 mph after sunset

Forecast for Tuesday the 8th:
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind between 6 and 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind between 6 and 11 mph.

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April 8, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 82° F
Overnight Low was 66° F
Mean Temperature was 74° F

Average Daytime High is 81° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68° F

Record High is 90° in 1991
Record Low is 35° in 1971

Pt. Sunny

Winds northeast at 5-15 mph

Dewpoints near 60.

Forecast for Wednesday the 9th:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind between 6 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 3 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind between 6 and 8 mph.

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April 9, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 86° F
Overnight Low was 67° F
Mean Temperature was 76.5° F

Average Daytime High is 81° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68° F

Record High is 92° in 1991
Record Low is 37° in 1971

Low clouds to start the day, then became Pt. Sunny by noon

Winds east/northeast at 5-10 mph and again increased after 9 p.m. to 10-15 mph

Dewpoints in the low 60's

Forecast for Thursday the 10th:
Thursday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind between 7 and 13 mph.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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April 10, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 84° F
Overnight Low was 64° F
Mean Temperature was 74° F

Average Daytime High is 81° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68° F

Record High is 91° in 1991
Record Low is 36° in 1971

Pt. Sunny

Dewpoints in the low 60's

Winds southeast at 5-10 mph

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April 11, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 86° F
Overnight Low was 65° F
Mean Temperature was 75.5° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68.5° F

Record High is 92° in 1991Record Low is 38° in 2000

Pt. Sunny

Very windy out the northeast at 10-20 mph with gusts to 26 mph

Dewpoints in the low 50's

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April 12, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 84° F
Overnight Low was 66° F
Mean Temperature was 75° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68.5° F

Record High is 93° in 1991
Record Low is 43° in 1998

Pt. Sunny early but more of mixture of clouds and sun in the afternoon

Winds down a little, but still northeasterly at 5-15 mph

Dewpoints remain in the low 50's

Forecast for Sunday the 13th:
Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northwest wind between 7 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind between 6 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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April 13, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 76° F
Overnight Low was 66° F
Mean Temperature was 71° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68.5° F

Record High is 92° in 1991
Record Low is 37° in 1988

Started cloudy till around 3 p.m. then Pt. Sunny

Winds shifted to the northwest behind passage of front

Dewpoints dropped from the upper 50's to the low 40's

Forecast for Monday the 14th:
Today: Isolated sprinkles after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 17 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Isolated sprinkles before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 18 to 21 mph decreasing to between 10 and 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

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April 14, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 71° F
Overnight Low was 59° F
Mean Temperature was 65° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68.5° F

Record High is 92° in 1991Record Low is 43° in 1988

Started cloudy and then a mixture of sun and clouds all day.

Dewpoints in the low 40's

Another front passed and the winds picked up out of the northwest at 15-20 mph with gusts to 22 mph

Forecast for Tuesday the 15th:
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph decreasing to between 6 and 9 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

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April 15, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 64° F
Overnight Low was 45° F
Mean Temperature was 72° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 55° F
Average Mean for date 68.5° F

Record High is 91° in 1991
Record Low is 41° in 2004

Mostly Sunny

Dewpoints in the mid 30's

Winds northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph

New Record Coolest Maximum High of 64°, breaking record of 65° set in 2004.

Forecast for Wednesday the 16th:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind between 11 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East northeast wind between 7 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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April 16, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 75° F
Overnight Low was 44° F
Mean Temperature was 59.5° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69° F

Record High is 90° in 1991
Record Low is 43° in 2004

100% Sunshine

Dewpoints in the upper 30's

Winds north then northeast at 10-15 mph with gusts to 22 mph

Forecast for Wednesday the 17th:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind between 5 and 13 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind between 7 and 10 mph.

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April 17, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 77° F
Overnight Low was 45° F
Mean Temperature was 61° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69° F

Record High is 89° in 2002
Record Low is 42° in 1980

100% Sunshine

Winds veered around to the east/southeast at 5-15 mph

Dewpoints rising to the upper 40's

Big warmup coming after this very unusual cool spell

Forecast for Friday the 18th:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming southeast between 8 and 11 mph.

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April 18, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 83° F
Overnight Low was 57° F
Mean Temperature was 70° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69° F

Record High is 91° in 1990
Record Low is 44° in 2001

Sunny with some high clouds late.

Dewpoints are now in the mid 50's

Winds were southeast at 5-10 mph then westerly on sea-breeze in late afternoon

Forecast for Saturday the 19th:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west southwest.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West southwest wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm.

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April 19, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 85° F
Overnight Low was 60° F
Mean Temperature was 72.5° F

Average Daytime High is 82° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69° F

Record High is 91° in 1975
Record Low is 36° in 2001

Mostly Sunny then more clouds as day wore on after noon.

Winds out of the southwest at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the upper 50's to near 60.

Forecast for Sunday the 20th:
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west between 8 and 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

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April 20, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 80° F
Overnight Low was 67° F
Mean Temperature was 73.5° F

Average Daytime High is 83° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69.5° F

Record High is 92° in 1990
Record Low is 36° in 2001

Became overcast at some time during the night and at 4:25 a.m. a brief, heavy shower that lasted 5 minutes or so.

Became mostly sunny after 9 a.m.

Winds west/southwest at 5-10 mph

Dewpoints in the mid 50's

Rain Amount = .15" (Total for month = 2.25”). First rain since April 6th.

Another pesky cut-off upper level low is forecast to be off the mid-Atlantic coast, this will funnel down drier air into the state, though afternoon temps should be near 80̊, dewpoints will make weather more comfortable.

Forecast for Monday the 21st:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west between 13 and 16 mph. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind between 11 and 14 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

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April 21, 2008 Observations:
Daytime High was 80° F
Overnight Low was 60° F
Mean Temperature was 70° F

Average Daytime High is 83° F
Average Overnight Low is 56° F
Average Mean for date 69.5° F

Record High is 91° in 1992
Record Low is 44° in 1993

Mostly Sunny

Winds breezy out of the west at 10-15 mph

Dewpoints in the upper 50's

Forecast for Tuesday the 22nd:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph.