712  
CDUS42 KTBW 181630 CCA  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
1230 PM 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 1:41 PM 98 2017 89 5 90  
MINIMUM 72 8:43 PM 53 1973 71 1 75  
AVERAGE 83 80 3 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.25R 1.11 1991 0.07 1.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 1.19 0.64 2.39  
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 6.26 -0.99 4.00  
SINCE JAN 1 8.30 11.53 -3.23 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 18 15 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 266 226 40 270  
SINCE MAR 1 867 654 213 822  
SINCE JAN 1 996 796 200 964    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
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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