074  
CDUS42 KTBW 162113  
CLISRQ  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
513 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
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..THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1911 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 83 12:19 PM 89 1945 78 5 85  
MINIMUM 68 4:37 AM 36 1932 58 10 69  
AVERAGE 76 68 8 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.10 1986 0.09 -0.09 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.19 1.23 -0.04 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 1.19 1.23 -0.04 0.41  
SINCE JAN 1 4.89 5.94 -1.05 4.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 28 -28 16  
SINCE MAR 1 0 28 -28 16  
SINCE JUL 1 340 376 -36 309  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 4 7 12  
MONTH TO DATE 184 64 120 59  
SINCE MAR 1 184 64 120 59  
SINCE JAN 1 306 200 106 219    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 12:00 PM  
   
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THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 89 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:39 PM EDT  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 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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