148  
CDUS42 KTBW 210830  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
430 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 89 5:24 PM 96 2007 91 -2 94  
2015  
2022  
MINIMUM 76 2:29 AM 70 1891 77 -1 78  
1967  
AVERAGE 83 84 -1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 2.96 1891 0.30 -0.25 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.07 5.94 0.13 4.80  
SINCE JUN 1 17.00 21.06 -4.06 18.61  
SINCE JAN 1 27.78 34.00 -6.22 30.42  
 
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 18 19 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 391 380 11 435  
SINCE JUN 1 1602 1501 101 1642  
SINCE JAN 1 2859 2519 340 2888    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 96 2007  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1918  
1937  
1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 7:03 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 7:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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