July was a wet month, which is normally the case.  But, this year we had above normal rainfall at all reporting sites, with the St. Pete/Clearwater Airport reporting over 18 inches of rain in just July!

The rainfall report at Tampa International is incomplete because of a malfunction of the weather station there on July 5. We know there was heavier rain around the airport that day but it wasn’t reported in the raingauge.  So the 11.01 inches reported at Tampa might have been even higher.

Remember, the "Normals" below are based on an average of the last 30 years.

Tampa

Rainfall 11.01” *

+3.94” above normal

Highest Temperature 94  2md, 14^th

Lowest Temperature 72  19^th

Average Temperature 83.1  +0.1 above normal

Plant City

Rainfall 10.36”

+2.76” above normal

Highest Temperature 99 2^nd, 6^th, 17^th, 30^th, 31^st

Lowest Temperature 72  22^nd

Average Temperature 85 

Lakeland

Rainfall 10.31”

+ 2.82” above normal

Highest Temperature 96 30^th & 31^st

Lowest Temperature 72 on 21^st & 22^nd

Average Temperature 83.7 +1.7 above normal

Winter Haven

Rainfall 11.91”

+4.41” above normal

Highest Temperature 99 3^rd

Lowest Temperature 73 27^th, 31^st

Average Temperature 84.8 +1.9 above normal

Sarasota/Bradenton

Rainfall 13.92”

+5.94” above normal

Highest Temperature 94 on 16^th & 31^st

Lowest Temperature 71 on 20^th

Average Temperature 82.6  +0.2 above normal

Brooksville

Rainfall 12.90”

+4.86” above normal

Highest Temperature 97  4^th

Lowest Temperature 70 22^nd

Average Temperature 82.2 +1.5 above normal

Inverness

Rainfall 9.46”

+2.07” above normal

Highest Temperature 99 1^st

Lowest Temperature 70 1^st, 18^th, 23^rd

Average Temperature 82.8 +1.3 above normal

St. Pete/Clearwater

Rainfall 18.09”

+8.79 above normal

Highest Temperature 94  5^th

Lowest Temperature  70 31^st

Average Temperature 82.0  -1.2 below normal

St. Petersburg

Rainfall 13.48”

+6.14 above normal

Highest Temperature 95 16^th & 31^st

Lowest Temperature 73  20^th

Average Temperature 83.7  -0.2 below normal