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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
TemperatureS
Temps. High Tues., Oct. 9 89 Wed., Oct. 10 88 Thurs., Oct. 11 87 Fri., Oct. 12 87 Sat., Oct. 13 88 Sun., Oct. 14 89 Mon., Oct. 15 89 Average Gulf water temperature: 81.5
MOON PHASES
Sunrise/sunset Sunrise Sunset Thurs., Oct. 18 7:31 6:59 Fri., Oct. 19 7:32 6:58 7:33 6:57 Sat., Oct. 20 Sun., Oct. 21 7:33 6:56 Mon., Oct. 22 7:34 6:55 Tues., Oct. 23 7:34 6:54 Wed., Oct. 24 7:35 6:53
RAINFALL Manatee/Sarasota 0.00 Tues., Oct. 9 Wed., Oct. 10 0.00 0.00 Thurs., Oct. 11 Fri., Oct. 12 0.00 Trace Sat., Oct. 13 Sun., Oct. 14 0.00 0.00 Mon., Oct. 15
Oct. 22 First
Oct. 29 Full
Nov. 7 Last
Nov. 13 New
WIND SPEED
Year-to-date: 2012 2011 43.69 in 38.52 in. Month-to-date: 2012 3.32 in
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Low 72 71 68 68 68 70 73
2011 .95 in.
Manatee/Sarasota
Tues., Oct. 9
3.8
Wed., Oct. 10
6.6
Thurs., Oct. 11
7.2
Fri., Oct. 12
6.9
Sat., Oct. 13
8.9
Sun., Oct. 14
8.4
Mon., Oct. 15
6
Barbara Birkenberger submitted this sunset photo, taken at River Landings in East Bradenton. PHOTO CONTEST: Win an iPad 2 or Canon EOS T3 camera. Enter your sunset, sunrise or weather-related photos for The Observer’s weather photo contest, sponsored by Cool Today. To enter your photos, visit YourObserver.com, and click on the “Contests” tab in the upper-right corner. Weekly winners will have their photo printed in the paper and will be entered into a drawing for that month. The monthly winner will choose between an iPad 2 or Canon EOS T3 camera.
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