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CLITPA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
513 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 82 1:56 PM 91 1945 78 4 85
MINIMUM 70 7:25 AM 37 1916 59 11 69
AVERAGE 76 68 8 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.27 1960 0.08 -0.07 0.29
MONTH TO DATE 1.72 1.25 0.47 0.72
SINCE MAR 1 1.72 1.25 0.47 0.72
SINCE JAN 1 4.75 6.52 -1.77 6.74
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 32 -32 7
SINCE MAR 1 0 32 -32 7
SINCE JUL 1 410 414 -4 390
COOLING
TODAY 11 5 6 12
MONTH TO DATE 178 70 108 64
SINCE MAR 1 178 70 108 64
SINCE JAN 1 307 212 95 206
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM
LOWEST 76 1:00 AM
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 88 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 39 1901
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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