234  
CDUS42 KTBW 212120  
CLITPA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL  
520 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 92 3:02 PM 96 2007 91 1 93  
2023  
MINIMUM 79 5:51 AM 70 1918 77 2 82  
1937  
1948  
AVERAGE 86 84 2 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.27 1917 0.29 -0.29 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.07 6.23 -0.16 4.80  
SINCE JUN 1 17.00 21.35 -4.35 18.61  
SINCE JAN 1 27.78 34.29 -6.51 30.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 21 19 2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 412 399 13 458  
SINCE JUN 1 1623 1520 103 1665  
SINCE JAN 1 2880 2538 342 2911    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
   
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THE TAMPA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 98 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 66 1911  
 
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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