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CDUS42 KTBW 182219  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
519 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 1:25 PM 84 1891 75 5 78  
1990  
2020  
MINIMUM 66 7:28 AM 28 1900 56 10 53  
AVERAGE 73 65 8 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.57 1920 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.81 -1.23 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.45 7.02 -2.57 4.11  
SINCE JAN 1 1.57 4.46 -2.89 3.33  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 116 65 51 1  
SINCE DEC 1 333 322 11 333  
SINCE JUL 1 367 359 8 357  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 3 5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 25 46 -21 117  
SINCE DEC 1 195 209 -14 221  
SINCE JAN 1 87 107 -20 125    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
   
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 88 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 30 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 7:05 AM EST SUNSET 6:23 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 7:04 AM EST SUNSET 6:24 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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