In spite of 7 days of below normal temperatures to end January, the monthly temperature ended up being about normal.  Much of this was caused by four or five days of much above normal temperatures to start the month.

Just like last December, it was a wetter than normal pattern through January. This is very typical for us in an El Nino winter.

There was no flooding but there were numerous reports of severe weather in the early morning on January 24.  Sunday the 27th was an unusually wet and cold day for Florida with non-stop rain for about 24 hours.

Unlike last January, most of our area avoided a freeze this year.

TAMPA

Average Temperature 61.0  (0.2 above normal)

Warmest 83  2^nd

Coldest 40  21^st

Rainfall 4.21”  (1.98 above normal)

CLEARWATER

Average Temperature 60.6   (-0.8 below normal)

Warmest 80  2^nd, 23rd

Coldest 41  29th

Rainfall 3.84”  (0.91” above normal)

ST. PETERSBURG

Average Temperature 62.0  (0.4 above normal)

Warmest 81  2nd

Coldest 45  21^st

Rainfall 3.84”  (1.27” above normal)

BROOKSVILLE

Average Temperature 56.5  (-0.2 below normal)

Warmest 84  2nd

Coldest 27 17th

Rainfall 3.77”  (0.55” above normal)

LAKELAND

Average Temperature 61.8  (1.1 above normal)

Warmest 84  4th

Coldest 36  21^st

Rainfall 4.44”  (1.80” above normal)

WINTER HAVEN

Average Temperature 61.5  (0.7 above normal)

Warmest 83 1^ST,  4th

Coldest 40  21^st

Rainfall 4.38”  (0.90” above normal)

SARASOTA/BRADENTON

Average Temperature 61.9  (0.5 above normal)

Warmest 84  2nd

Coldest 40 29th

Rainfall 2.75”  (0.26” above normal)