Spring Hill, Florida Area

[ChessieStorm]

August 14, 2007 Observations:
Daytime High was 94° F
Overnight Low was 77° F
Mean Temperature was 85.5° F

Average Daytime High is 91° F
Average Overnight Low is 71° F
Average Mean for date 81° F

Record High is 98° in 1991
Record Low is 65° in 1988

Pt. Sunny and clouded up around 2 p.m.

Light rain off a thunderstorm north of us at 4 p.m.

[COLOR="Red"]Thunderstorm hit at 10:35 p.m. with strong winds and heavy rain, this prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning till 11:15 p.m. Winds estimated at 35-40 mph with higher amounts near the airport at 55-60 mph.

Lightning strikes numbered 750 from 10:40 to 10:50 p.m. Estimated 2,500 strikes from this cell alone. Rain quit around 11:30 p.m.[/COLOR]

Dewpoints started in the mid 70's and went to the low 70's in afternoon

Winds northeast at 5 mph then west/northwest at 5-10 mph

Rain Amount = 2.50" (2.40" from the 10:30 storm)

Total Amount for Month = 6.74"

With the storm, rain amount broke the one day rainfall record set in 1983 at 1.11"

Forecast for Wednesday the 15th:
Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north northwest between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.