CDUS42 KTBW 202116 CLITPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 516 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 80 3:40 PM 88 1935 78 2 79 MINIMUM 55 4:29 AM 37 1892 60 -5 60 AVERAGE 68 69 -1 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.93 1900 0.08 -0.08 0.08 MONTH TO DATE 1.84 1.58 0.26 0.80 SINCE MAR 1 1.84 1.58 0.26 0.80 SINCE JAN 1 4.87 6.85 -1.98 6.82 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 20 36 -16 7 SINCE MAR 1 20 36 -16 7 SINCE JUL 1 430 418 12 390 COOLING TODAY 3 5 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 175 90 85 76 SINCE MAR 1 175 90 85 76 SINCE JAN 1 304 232 72 218 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 2:00 AM LOWEST 32 4:00 PM .......................................................... THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 2020 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 35 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 PM EDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:33 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. $$