637  
CDUS42 KTBW 172113  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
513 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1890 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 3:59 PM 88 2002 78 3 81  
MINIMUM 70 6:06 AM 39 1901 59 11 61  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.25 1960 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.34 -0.76 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 0.58 1.34 -0.76 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 7.02 6.61 0.41 2.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 33 -33 5  
SINCE MAR 1 0 33 -33 5  
SINCE JUL 1 329 415 -86 249  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 141 75 66 144  
SINCE MAR 1 141 75 66 144  
SINCE JAN 1 225 217 8 402    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 4:00 PM  
   
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 1945  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:41 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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