352  
CDSU42 KTBW 152113  
CLITBW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
513 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
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..THE RUSKIN WFO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 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 85 MM 90 2025 78 7 90  
MINIMUM 62 MM 33 1993 56 6 61  
AVERAGE 74 67 7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 0.62 2022 0.09 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.33 0.59 0.31  
SINCE MAR 1 1.92 1.33 0.59 0.31  
SINCE JAN 1 4.02 6.20 -2.18 4.33  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 30 -30 11  
SINCE MAR 1 0 30 -30 11  
SINCE JUL 1 464 467 -3 371  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 4 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 162 57 105 51  
SINCE MAR 1 162 57 105 51  
SINCE JAN 1 284 180 104 224    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED MM RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
   
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THE RUSKIN WFO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 88 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 7:39 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:39 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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