CDUS42 KTBW 190828 CLITPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 428 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1890 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 71 4:53 PM 89 1945 78 -7 81 2020 MINIMUM 46 7:10 AM 40 1971 60 -14 56 AVERAGE 59 69 -10 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1924 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.84 1.42 0.42 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 1.84 1.42 0.42 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 4.87 6.69 -1.82 6.74 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 34 -15 7 SINCE MAR 1 19 34 -15 7 SINCE JUL 1 429 416 13 390 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 4 MONTH TO DATE 172 80 92 69 SINCE MAR 1 172 80 92 69 SINCE JAN 1 301 222 79 211 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 55 6:00 AM LOWEST 26 3:00 PM AVERAGE 41 .......................................................... THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1989 2020 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 33 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:35 AM EDT SUNSET 7:41 PM EDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$