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CLITPA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL
432 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 94 MM 98 2017 89 5 90
MINIMUM 73 MM 53 1973 71 2 75
AVERAGE 84 80 4 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.21R 1.11 1991 0.07 1.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.79 1.19 0.60 2.39
SINCE MAR 1 5.23 6.26 -1.03 4.00
SINCE JAN 1 8.26 11.53 -3.27 10.02
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 20 51 -31 18
SINCE JUL 1 430 433 -3 401
COOLING
YESTERDAY 19 15 4 18
MONTH TO DATE 267 226 41 270
SINCE MAR 1 868 654 214 822
SINCE JAN 1 997 796 201 964
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 11:00 PM
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 97 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 58 1891
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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