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Tom Blackburn's Rain Report For 2008

NOVEMBER

1st-	0.01" from sprinkles around 5 p.m.
2nd-	0.50" with 0.25" falling before dawn and 0.25" mostly 2-3 p.m.

OCTOBER

5th-	0.85" in the afternoon and evening.
6th-	3.40" with 3.05" of violent rain falling in 50 minutes 3:45 to 4:35 p.m.
10th-	0.41" from a heavy shower 2-3 p.m.
23rd-24th	0.79" from gentle rains both nights (0.68" and 0.11").

SEPTEMBER

5th-	trace - sprinkle 6:30 a.m. from the outer fringes of tropical storm Hanna
9th-	0.25" 615-40 p.m. thanks to Hurricane Ike
10th-	.02" 2 p.m.
11th-	.08" 6-730 p.m.
15th-	.07" 2 p.m., much heavier thunderstorm just NW of here
17th-	.025" 215-3 p.m., much heavier thunderstorm just N of here
21st-	.08 just before midnight, ending after midnight
22nd-	.08 2-5 p.m.

AUGUST

1st-	0.31" from a thundershower 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2nd-	Sprinkle about 1:30 p.m.
3rd-	0.34" from an evening squall line. Power out for up to 6 hours in parts of Tampa
4th-	0.03" from a thundershower 2-3 p.m.
5th-	Trace 5-5:30 p.m.
6th-	0.03" around 10 p.m. with wind.
8th-	0.20" with 0.15" falling around 5 a.m. and 0.05" in the afternoon
9th-	0.37" from a squall line passage around midday.
12th-	Just a trace from afternoon sprinkles
13th-	0.07" 9-9:10 A.M.
14th-	1.31" 9 am - 7 pm
15th-	0.03" midday
16th-	0.23" 9:15-30 p.m.
18th-	0.18" 2 p.m.
20th-	0.02" 5-6 p.m.
21st-	0.24" 5:30 - 6 p.m.
22nd-	0.19" 8-10 a.m. from Tropical Storm Fay
23rd-	0.80" showers off and on all day
24th-	0.36" frequent showers during the day
29th-	0.73" from a heavy thunderstorm 5:15-5:40 p.m.
30th-	0.20" from the feeder bands of Hurricane Gustav
31st-	0.06"
	August total rainfall 5.42"

JULY
1st- .01
2nd- .49 from an afternoon squall line
3rd- Trace
6th- .12
7th- .31
8th- .08
9th- .47
12th- .06
13th- .45
15th- 2.04 with 1.57" falling in 30 minutes with close lightning, blinding rain and wind.
16th-  0.14" afternoon
17th-  0.16" 1-2 p.m. thundershower
22nd- 1.55" with strong winds and 5 minutes of small HAIL. 1.16" fell in just 16 minutes. Many leaves and small
         branches down.
23rd-  0.29" from a thundershower 4-4:45 p.m.
24th-  0.31" with light rain and occasional thunder from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
27th-  0.78" 3:5-4:00 p.m.
28th-  0.64" 8:45-9:15 a.m.

JUNE
1st- .02" around 1 p.m. - much heavier in Odessa
4th- .91" 5:15-45 p.m. from a heavy thunderstorm - our only significant rain here since April 6th.
9th-  .01" from afternoon sprinkles
10-11th- afternoon thunder but no rain
12th- Trace - thunder most of the afternoon
13th- 1.30" from two thunderstorms 4-5:15 p.m. First one-inch rain since early April.
15th- 0.32" 3-4 a.m. mild thundershower
16th- 0.70" 1-3 p.m. thunderstorm with 2 periods of brief heavy rain
21st-  2.66" of which 1.24" fell in 16 minutes between 10:32 and 10:48 a.m. Lots of close lightning strikes.
         The rain ended around 7:40 p.m.
22nd-  0.44" from thunderstorms late morning and around 2:30 p.m.
23rd-  0.03" from an evening thundershower to our south.
24th-  0.48" from thundershowers 4-7 p.m. with strong gusty winds and an additional 0.03"in evening.
25th-  0.48" from thundershowers 4-7 p.m.
26th-  Trace 2-230 p.m.

MAY
18th-20th- 0.28 mostly on the 19th
22nd- 0.06 sprinkles pre-dawn and evening

APRIL
1st-   None here, but up to 4" in eastern Hillsborough County
2nd-  Trace 5 p.m. with heavy showers farther inland
4th-   Trace 2 p.m. with heavy showers farther inland
5th-   0.35" 8:50 p.m. to 2 a.m. 4/6
6th-   2.73"11:30 a.m. to evening, with heavy thunderstorms 2-3 p.m.
20th-  None here, but light morning showers in eastern Hillsborough County
28th-  0.03"

MARCH
4th-  0.09" Occasional light showers during the afternoon.
6th-  0.32" from thundershowers 2:30 p.m. into the evening.
7th-  0.70" evening thundershowers, ending by midnight.
        Strong winds during and after the storms.
14th-  0.46" noon to 10 p.m.
20th-  0.40" 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. squall line with gusty winds.
22nd- -3 0.82" Afternoon-night and early morning mostly gentle rain.

FEBRUARY
1st-       0.01"
7th-       0.21" 6-7:30 a.m.
8th-       0.03" 2-3 a.m.
18th-     0.15" mostly falling between 4:30 and 4:45 p.m.
23rd-     0.72" from thundershowers 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
26-27th- 1.14" began about 6 p.m. with thundershowers, light showers
             continued until about 4 a.m. 2/27.

February total 3.20"
Total at the airport 4.28"

JANUARY
13th- 0.19" 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
19th-  0.93" from thunderstorms with strong winds 5:30-8 p.m.
22nd- 0.68" from a shower 6:25-6:45 p.m. caused by sea breeze collisions.
23rd- 1.68" from thunderstorms about midnight until 4 a.m.
24th- Trace from evening drizzle

Rain Reports for 2007

DECEMBER
14th-  0.71" occasionally heavy, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Occasional lightning south.
16th-  0.89" 12:30-5:30 a.m. with thunder. A tornado touched down briefly
         north of Land O' Lakes at 5:15 a.m.
21st-  0.57" 1-5 a.m.
30th-  0.03"
December Total 2.20"

NOVEMBER
22nd-  0.02 1-2 p.m.
25th-  0.01
28th-  0.20 10-10:30 p.m.
Total 0.23

SEPTEMBER
8th-    0.13" 4-4:20 p.m.
9th-    0.09" 4:20-5 p.m., with a much heavier thunderstorm passing just east
          of here.
10th-  0.16" from a small, brief but heavy shower 2-2:20 p.m.
12th-  0.55" 8:15-11 p.m. as a windy squall line passed from the southeast.
13th-  0.51" 9:55-11:30 p.m. as a windy squall line passed from the east.
15th-  Trace from several nearby afternoon thundershowers
16th-  0.35" from a thundershower 7 to 8:30 p.m. Brisk winds preceded it.
17th-  0.10" from two afternoon thundershowers
19th-  0.01"
20th-  0.15" mostly 6-7 p.m.
21st-   0.01" sprinkles during the day and evening
22nd- Trace, sprinkles off and on during the day
23rd-  1.10" 2:40-9 p.m., with .95" falling 6-7 p.m.
24th-  0.11" from two showers, 0.03" at 4:30 and 0.08" 6 p.m. One report of a
          funnel cloud over Tampa around 7 p.m.
26th- 0.02" in a brief afternoon shower.
28th- Trace around 3 p.m. accompanied by strong, gusty winds.

SEPTEMBER TOTAL 3.34", barely half the normal total.

AUGUST
1st-    0.66" 2-3 a.m. with 0.11" more late evening.
2nd-  2.82" from showers and thundershowers ending late afternoon. Cove
         Lake's level rose to within 6 inches of the top of our sea wall - the
         highest it has been in many months.
7th-   0.21 from a thundershower 2:15-3:15 p.m.
8th-   Trace 1 pm
9th-   Trace 3pm (with close thunder to the west) and another trace at 7 p.m.
10th- 1.75" of which 1.12" fell 1:30-2:14 p.m. & another 0.63" 3:00-3:20 p.m.
11th-  0.03" 9-11 p.m.
12th-  0.85" 6:40-7:40 p.m. with frequent close by cloud-ground lightning at
         the start of the rain. 0.43" fell in 10 minutes
         (Officially, 0.30" or more falling in 60 minutes is considered heavy rain).
13th-  0.40" from a heavy shower 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
14th-  0.14" from a thundershower 10:30 to 10:40 p.m.
15th-  0.71" from a thunderstorm 3:20 to 4 p.m. with brief strong winds.
24th-  0.48" thundershower 5-8 p.m., breaks the 7 day mini-drought.
25th-  0.13" 9-9:30 p.m.
27th-  0.31" 6:40-8:30 p.m.
29th-  0.29" 6-6:45 p.m.
31st-  0.28" 11-11:30 a.m. and evening
Total 8.52"
Total at Tampa Int'l Airport (TIA) 10.73"
This was the second hottest August in history (period of record 1890-2007) at TIA.

JULY
2nd-  0.37 afternoon thundershower
3rd-   0.10 shower around 8 p.m.
4th-   0.16 4-6 p.m.
6th-   2.57 Frequent cloud-ground lightning with deluges 1:20 to 2:10 p.m.
         Brighthouse cable knocked out a couple of hours.
11th-  Trace
12th-  0.01 around 7:30 and 11:30 a.m.
14th-  0.47, most of it falling in a heavy shower 4:10 to 4:40 p.m.
         An observer in Masaryktown had 4.25" this afternoon.
16th- 1.00" of which 0.88" fell in one hour (5:18-6:18 p.m.) with strong wind
         and close lightning.
17th-  Trace 5-6 p.m. Close lightning NW-NE
18th-  0.00 Distant p.m. thunder
19th-  Trace 8:30 p.m Close thunder 2-3 p.m. from a storm in Town n Country
          east of Webb Rd.
20th-  0.57" from a late morning thundershower
21st-  0.07 from the edge of a thundershower
22nd- 0.85" from a downpour 7:25-8:00 p.m. with just a little thunder. 0.58"
          fell in 15 minutes.
          We took pictures over about 7 minutes of a funnel cloud a few miles
          east of The Cove, probably over Town n Country. It never reached the
          ground. Just as it dissipated, the skies opened up here.
24th-  0.16" in a late morning gentle rain.
25th-  0.66" from a 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. thundershower.
28th- Trace around noon. Plenty of lightning nearby to the east and
          southeast.
29th- .08" 10-11 a.m. Also, .19" 10-10:30 p.m. with the full moon shining
         brightly through the whole event.
31st-  2.14" of which .40" fell near dawn, .62" 1:30-3 p.m., 1.05" 5-6 p.m.
         and .07" before midnight.

July Total 10.06"

JUNE
1st & 2nd-  3.80" The center of Tropical Depression Barry moved inland from the Gulf around noon June 2 near Hernando Beach, accompanied by thunderstorms, and bringing an end (at least temporarily) to our severe drought. The level of Cove lake rose 9 inches. Had all the rain run off into the lake, it would have risen about 19 inches, indicating that over half the rain soaked into the ground.
13th-  0.55" with 0.46" falling during a thundershower 1-2 a.m. and 0.09" in a shower 11-11:30 a.m.
14th-  Trace 4 p.m. sprinkle
15th-  0.05" 11-1130 p.m. thundershower
17th-  0.18" 1030-11 p.m. thundershower
18th-  0.11" 8-9 a.m. shower
20th-  0.12" 515-45 p.m. thundershower
21st-  0.23" 5:30-6 a.m. shower
22nd- 1.50" 8-1130 p.m. thunderstorm. Many close lightning strikes
          10:30-11 p.m. Power failures in parts of Tampa (but not here)
Total June rainfall- 6.77"

MAY
6th-  0.19" from a gusty thundershower 7-7:30 p.m.
8th-  No rain, but very smoky - over 200 wildfires burning across Florida
13th-  Thunder east 4 p.m. - just a sprinkle of rain
17th-  Thunder south about 1p.m. - no rain
May total 0.19"

APRIL
5th-   .05"  after dark
8th-   Trace afternoon
9th-   .35"  4-6 a.m. and 1-5 p.m.
10th- .76"  10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
11th- .30"  10-10:45 p.m. from a thunderstorm with gusty winds.
15th-  0.67" near dawn with strong winds - part of the storm that struck New England
18th-  0.05" around 9 p.m.
April total 2.18"

MARCH
3rd- .20" fell between 3-11pm
15th- 0.27" from a thundershower 10:30 to about midnight
16th-  0.46 from midday showers
March total 0.93"

FEBRUARY
1st-  0.06" from showers around 4 p.m.
2nd-  0.49" from about 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Thunder 5-7 a.m. from the remnants of the tornadic storm that hit about 100 miles north of us 3-4 a.m.
3rd-  0.07" during the morning, with distant thunder 7-8 a.m.
4th-5th-  Traces from intermittent sprinkles.
12th- 0.01" light morning showers
13th- 0.43" from a squall line passage 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Distant thunder.      Severe thunderstorm watch.
16th-  0.12" fell before dawn.
17th-  Light frost, esp. on rooftops. Low temp 32.3 here
18th-  .26" also before dawn
26th-  0.02" 8-9 a.m. shower
February total 1.51"

JANUARY
New Years Day 0.35," gentle rain off and on most of the day.
2nd- .68" .60" 4-11 a.m. and .08" after dark
6th-  .08" 2-3 a.m.
7th-  .03" before dawn
8th through the 21st- Dry
22nd- .08" Occasional light showers 5-10 p.m.
24th-25th-  0.64" a gentle cold rain from early afternoon, ending 8 a.m. 1/25
27th- Trace from afternoon and evening sprinkles
28th-  0.15" which fell midnight to about 8 a.m.
January total- 2.05"

Rain Reports For 2006

DECEMBER
13th-14th-  0.14"
22nd-23rd-  1.17" mostly 1-2 a.m.
24th-  0.14"
Christmas 1.68'" most of the day. One of three tornadoes struck near the Tampa Golf and Country Club about 1:20 p.m. (in Pasco County)
December total 3.22"

2006 total 57.51". Total at Tampa Int'l Airport 56.62"
December averaged over 6 degrees warmer than normal and was the hottest year in history, nationwide.

NOVEMBER
7th-   1.12 with heavy showers 3-4:30 p.m. accompanying a cold front.
16th-  2.14" mostly 2-3 a.m.
28th-  0.02"
Total 3.28"

OCTOBER
5th-    Trace near 4 p.m.
11th-  Trace near 6 p.m.
12th-   0.26: 12:20 to 1:10 p.m., preceded by a dark "roll cloud" and brisk north winds, but no thunder.
27/28- 0.86" occasional showers overnight
October total 1.12"

SEPTEMBER
1st-     1.20" heavy morning thunderstorms
2nd-    0.24" mostly1-1:30 p.m.
3rd-     0.10" 2-3 p.m.
4th-     2.32 with 1.08" falling in 20 minutes (8:10-30 p.m.).
6th-     0.04
7th-     0.69
8th-     0.39
9th-     Trace (less than .01")
12th-   2.13 in a violent storm coming from the east, 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.
13th-   0.17
14th-   0.14
16th-   0.10
17th-   Trace
18th-   1.48" with .15" falling 3-5 a.m. and 1.33" 5:35-9 p.m. with distant thunder in both events.
20th-   1.73" fell 5 to 8 a.m. in thunderstorms
22nd-  Trace around 5 p.m.
27th-   0.06"
September total 10.39"

AUGUST
3rd- 0.29" 7-8 a.m. some thunder (evening) 0.36" 8:30 to 10 p.m. with lots of close lightning strikes.
4th-  0.01"
5th-  0.04"
6th-  0.01"
7th-  0.04"
13th- 0.06" 8-9 p.m. two close lightning strikes
Unusually dry for August. 10 days since we've had even a quarter inch of rain.
14th-  2.29" with 2.00" falling 9-10 p.m., breaking our mini-drought.
15th-  0.84". .47" 6-6:40 p.m. and .37" more 9-9:30 p.m.
16th-  0.11"
17th-  0.16" but over 3 inches in parts of Oldsmar
18th- Trace
19th-  0.04"
20th-  0.05"
24th-  0.60"
25th-  0.23"
26th-  0.28"
27th-  0.14"
29th-  0.72" in a sudden evening storm as Tropical Storm Ernesto approached
30th-  0.26" from the western fringes of Ernesto
31st-  0.64" off and on during the morning.
August total 7.19"

JULY
2nd- 2.05" from thunderstorms 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
3rd-  0.25" 4-4:30 p.m. from a thundershower.
5th-  1.16"  5:15-40 p.m. This was a real downpour - a deluge.
7th-  0.83"  3 showers, a.m. and p.m.
10th-  1.12"
11th-  0.06"
12th-  1.26"
13th-  0.66"
18th-  0.94" Brief violent rain with brief strong wind. 0.71" fell 5:08 to 5:32 p.m.
20th-  0.55" 6:20-7:20 p.m. with frequent very close lightning strikes
21st-  0.17" around 7:30 p.m. with more close lightning
22nd- 0.14" 4-5 p.m. shower from the edge of a storm stopping traffic on I-275 and causing street flooding in Lutz.
23rd-  0.26"
24th-  Trace
25th-  0.14" from a very local shower around 4:30 p.m.
27th-  1.40" with 0.66" falling in 10 minutes 3:15-25 p.m. Many close lightning strikes.
28th-  0.67" 4-5 p.m. The storm began with the strongest winds of the month.
29th-  0.55" around 7 p.m.
July Total- 12.28"

JUNE
1st- rainfall was 2.40", which helped raise the lake's water level several inches.
10th-  .06"
11th-  .04"
12th-  3.24" from Tropical Storm Alberto. Some wind, but a very beneficial rain.
16th-  .09"
19th-  0.13" in an afternoon thundershower.
24th-  0.35" Thundershower around 3 p.m., lots of wind
25th-  2.10" Rained and thundered nearly all afternoon due to a subtropical low center crossing Florida
June total 9.32"

MAY
9th- 1.38" fell 7-10 a.m. from a thundershower moving rapidly inland from the Gulf.
16th- 0.37"
22nd, 23rd, and 24th-  a trace (sprinkle) each day
Total rainfall in May was 1.75"

APRIL
8-9th-  0.43" fell during the night, with lightning and thunder. Over an inch was reported near Hillsborough and Memorial.
27th-  0.28"

MARCH
No rain between February 26th and March 21st.
March rainfall total was a trace.

7th- 0.05" 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
11th- 0.15" from afternoon showers bringing in much colder air
24th- .07" 2-3 a.m.
25th- .35"
February Total- 7.89"
No rain between February 26th and March 21st

JANUARY 2006
1st- 0.02"
3rd- 0.13" 8-10 a.m.
17th- .06" fell around 11 p.m. ahead a strong cold front.
18th- .02" 3-5 a.m.
24th- 0.21" midday showers.
30th- 0.53" Off and on showers from before dawn till after dark
January Total- 0.97"

Rain Reports For 2005

DECEMBER
5th- 0.50" from 9 p.m. to about 1 a.m.
6th- Lightning, some wind
7th- 0.54" sprinkles in the morning and afternoon, heavier rain after dark.
8th- 0.04" evening shower
11th- 0.15"
16th- 0.05" 7-8 p.m.
17th- 0.06
19th- 0.15
25th- 0.28
28th- 0.02
December total 1.79 inches.
Total for 2005 45.8 inches. Tampa Int'l Airpor had only 38.95 inches, or 5.82 inches below its normal of 44.77"
Retired meteorologist Roy Leep, now living in University Village (Lutz), fared much better, with 64.8" for the year. Most summers are driest near the Bay and Gulf, and wetter several miles inland.

NOVEMBER
1st- 0.17" light rain 1-8 p.m.
2nd- 0.03" light rain around 6 a.m.
14th- Trace
15th- Trace
21st- 0.23" fell between 1:30 and 2:00 p.m. with occasional thunder and a strong cold frontal passage.
28th- 0.56" afternoon and evening showers
29th- 0.11" morning showers
November Total- 1.10" (only 0.73" at Tampa Int'l Airport)

OCTOBER
1st-   Trace
2nd-  0.28" from a thundershower around 4 p.m.
3rd-   0.01" 8 p.m.
5th-   0.04" from the outskirts of tropical storm Tammy, near the Space Coast
7th-   2.75" most of which fell before dawn. Occasional thunder.
8th-   0.55"
9th through 21st - none
22nd-  0.06" from a shower at 4 p.m. Probably dry at the south end of The Cove, along Longboat.
23rd/24th- 1.25" with strong winds overnight, from Hurricane Wilma. Much colder weather followed Wilma, marking the end of our extended summer-like weather.

SEPTEMBER
1st- Trace
2nd- 0.35" most fell in a heavy shower around 1 p.m.
7th- 0.07" brief afternoon shower, remotely associated with Hurricane Ophelia.
8-19th-  No rain. The record July-August drought at the airport continued through the 20th, as only 0.02" has fallen there so far this month.
20th- 0.20" .16" fell in 5 minutes (3:03-3:08 p.m.), distant thunder
21st-  0.72" Most of it fell during a brief heavy thunderstorm 4-5 p.m. This was from the outer fringes of Hurricane Rita.
23rd- 0.34" from drizzle much of the day and a hard shower around 6 p.m.
28th- Trace around 5 p.m. from the fringe of heavy showers over Pinellas County.
24th--27th- no rain
29th- 0.16" around 4 p.m.
September total 1.84."
The National Weather Service stated that this July-August-September was the driest and hottest in the 115 year history of Tampa (Airport). Only 0.79" fell at the airport, tying with 1910 for the driest September in history. Also, the July-September total rainfall of 8.43" was FAR less than the previous record of 11.91" in 1944.
So if your AC and lawn-watering bills were high, there is a reason.

AUGUST
6th- 0.31" 4 to 4:45 p.m. and 0.40" more from another t-shower 5:40 to 6:20 p.m. First rain of the month. Little wind here, but gusts to 62 mph at MacDill AFB.  Total so far today 0.71"
7th- 0.90" of which 0.83" fell in 20 minutes (2-2:30 p.m.)
8th- 0.03" (there may be more later)
13th- Trace 3-3:30 p.m., but thunderstorms nearby for the last three afternoons.
14th-  0.06" 2-3 p.m., but much heavier rain with lots of cloud-ground lightning just north of here.
15th-  0.08" 3:30-4:15 p.m. On the edge of a storm in Carrollwood to downtown Tampa
16th- 0.01" around 5 p.m. Heavy shower NE-N of here
17th- 0.57" Fell between 1 and 1:45 a.m. with lots of close lightning. Sprinkles around 6 p.m.
18th- Trace 5 p.m. Thunderstorms to the SW, then W, N, SE, and S during the afternoon
19th- Trace 4-4:20 p.m. from a small t-shower just to our SE
20th- 0.11" Thundershower 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., much heavier just to our north.
21st- 0.01" 6-6:30 p.m., from a thundershower to our east.
23rd- Trace
25th- 0.03" 3-4 p.m. Windy (Hurricane Katrina near Miami)
26th- 0.36" falling mostly during a thundershower 5:15-45 p.m.
27th- 0.41" fell 3:15-4:30 p.m. with strong winds, thanks in part to Hurricane Katrina west of Key West.
28th- 0.05" in showers at 1 and 7 p.m.
31st- 0.15" in a heavy shower around 1 p.m.

August total 4.75" (including one or two rains I didn't report)

Barry Goldsmith of the National Weather Service stated that this July and August combined were the driest and hottest pair of months in history. No wonder our lawn-watering and air conditioning bills were high!

JULY
1st-  .05"
2nd- .45"
3-4th- .17"
5th- .00" but Tropical Storm Cindy makes landfall in Louisiana
8-11th-  3.25" - much of it on the 9th as Tropical Storm Dennis passes to our west.
Note: We were on Grand Cayman Island 7-11th when Dennis passed just to our north late on the 7th, giving the Island 2 days of thunderstorms but not much wind.
12th- .13"
13th- .31" but 2.92" fell just west of the USF campus
15th-  0.02"
16th-  0.65"
17th- .10"
21st- 0.02" 11 p.m. Heavy thunderstorm to our east, dissipated just as it reached us.
23rd- 0.07" 5 p.m. shower
24th- 0.49" fell from 7 to 7:30 p.m. with lots of close lightning strikes.
28th- Trace Thunderstorms nearby 8-10am, 4-6 pm and 8-10 pm
29th- Trace Thunderstorms nearby again 12-1 pm, 7-8pm and near midnight.
30th- 0.86"      0.76" fell between 6:45 and 7:15 p.m.
31st- Trace
Month total- 6.11"

JUNE
1st- .86" thunderstorm rain, fell midnight to 9 a.m.. Small tornado near Land O' Lakes
2nd- .75" thunderstorm rain, .68" fell 2-6 a.m., another .07" evening
3rd- .13"
4th- .15"
5th- .10"
6th- .16"
8th- .62" The thunderstorm developed right on top of us at 4:20 p.m.. There was close cloud-ground lightning about 10 minutes before the rain began.
9th- .71"
10th- 1.77" Early morning heavy rain from Tropical Storm Arlene
11th- 0.26"
12-16th- No rain here but  thunder storms inland (Polk Co.) every afternoon
17th- 0.01"
19th-  0.48" Heavy shower 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
20th- .14" Afternoon thundershower
21st- .10"
22nd- Trace
23rd- .62" afternoon squall line with strong winds
28th- 4.65", fell from 4:30 p.m. to midnight, the most since hurricane Frances Sept. 4-6
29th- .52"
30th- .39"

MAY
1st-  0.57" with brisk winds
4th-  0.25" thundershowers morning and afternoon. (Hail covered the ground in Palm Harbor)
5th- 0.12" mostly between 5-6 p.m.
31st- 1.92"Pre-dawn thunderstorm, lots of wind and lightning
2.86" May's total rainfall

APRIL
7th-   0.02" Twigs and small branches blown down with lots of wind.
13th- 0.08" of rain 3-4 a.m. with distant thunder
23rd- 0.43" with strong winds, 25-minute power outage
26th/27th-  2.41" with occasional thunder from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m. The lake level rose about 6 inches.

MARCH
3rd- 0.51" cold afternoon/evening rain
9th- 0.43" another cold afternoon-evening rain
10th- 0.03"
14-15th-  0.48" microburst with strong winds in northeast Tampa on the 14th
16-17th- 1.81" tornado watch on the 16th
20-21st-  0.10"
22-23rd-  0.39" with early morning thunder
25-26th-  0.03" with thunder 4-5 a.m. March 26 Severe thunderstorm watches on the 25th and 26th
 

FEBRUARY
2nd- .03"
25th - 27th- 2.61"
Total 2.64"

JANUARY
7th- Trace
14th- .57"

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