488  
CDUS42 KTBW 160840  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
440 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 93 1:51 PM 97 1918 91 2 95  
1995  
MINIMUM 77 6:10 AM 70 1939 77 0 84  
1976  
AVERAGE 85 84 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.28 1946 0.31 -0.31 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.02 4.47 1.55 2.80  
SINCE JUN 1 16.95 19.59 -2.64 16.61  
SINCE JAN 1 27.73 32.53 -4.80 28.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 19 1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 284 285 -1 327  
SINCE JUN 1 1495 1406 89 1534  
SINCE JAN 1 2752 2424 328 2780    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 97 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1890  
1891  
1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 7:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 7:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 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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