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Old 12-07-2010, 09:38 AM
 
Location: South Florida
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I've noticed that the daily low temperature in St Pete appears to be a good deal higher than that of other areas in Pinellas and Tampa. It's interesting. What accounts for that?

I know it's farther south so I'm not surprised it's higher than northern Pinellas, especially beachside towns like Dunedin; however, the fact that Tampa's is lower does surprise me.
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Old 12-07-2010, 09:48 AM
 
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I've noticed that the daily low temperature in St Pete appears to be a good deal higher than that of other areas in Pinellas and Tampa. It's interesting. What accounts for that?

I know it's farther south so I'm not surprised it's higher than northern Pinellas, especially beachside towns like Dunedin; however, the fact that Tampa's is lower does surprise me.
It probably has most to do with the fact the St Pete is surrounded on three sides by water, which has a moderating effect on temperature. San Francisco and Seattle, although geographically far away are good examples of how having more than one body of water around keeps temperatures more moderate as compared to neighboring cities.
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Old 12-07-2010, 10:00 AM
 
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Yes, what Kyle said. St. Pete is also consistently warmer than Sarasota, which is much further south.
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Old 12-07-2010, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Tampa
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I guess you could call it a microclimate. There are a few of them in the area. Sometimes all of the cities will have the same temperature, plus or minus a degree or two, but then Brooksville will have something noticeably cooler.
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Old 12-07-2010, 03:49 PM
 
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The warmer water temps from the bay and gulf help keep the temps up.
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Old 12-07-2010, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Lincoln County Road or Armageddon
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What kyle said is plausible, but I've noticed St. Pete is also hotter in the summer than neighboring cities. I would think being surrounded by water would keep it cooler in the summer, but I could be wrong.
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Old 12-07-2010, 05:30 PM
 
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I guess you could call it a microclimate. There are a few of them in the area. Sometimes all of the cities will have the same temperature, plus or minus a degree or two, but then Brooksville will have something noticeably cooler.
I was just going to mentioned that. I have seen differences in the order of 5 to 10F from the rest of the region.
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Old 12-07-2010, 06:56 PM
 
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Yeah, Brooksville is a real cold spot for some reason. We used to live in Dade City, which is only 15 or 20 minutes from Brooksville, but Dade City could be 10 degrees difference in winter. Strange.
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Old 12-08-2010, 03:47 AM
 
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Interesting. Thanks everyone!
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Old 12-08-2010, 05:01 AM
 
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What kyle said is plausible, but I've noticed St. Pete is also hotter in the summer than neighboring cities. I would think being surrounded by water would keep it cooler in the summer, but I could be wrong.
I think because the prevailing winds in summer are from the east/southeast, which is over coming over land primarily versus west/northwest which comes in over the Gulf...??
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