CXUS52 KTBW 021550 CLMPGD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 1150 AM EDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE PUNTA GORDA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1914 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) ALL-TIME MARCH RECORD HIGH 95 03/25/1949 LOW 29 03/03/1980 MARCH 2026 HIGHEST 90 03/05 MM MM 90 03/15 03/06 03/28 03/26 LOWEST 48 03/18 MM MM 40 03/22 03/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 84.0 81.3 2.7 82.1 AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 55.7 4.8 53.8 MEAN 72.3 68.5 3.8 68.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.5 2.5 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) ALL-TIME MARCH RECORD MAXIMUM 9.91 1947 MINIMUM 0.00 1956 MARCH 2026 TOTALS 5.20 2.28 2.92 0.86 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.07 0.10 0.03 DAYS >= .01 10 7.6 2.4 5 DAYS >= .10 6 3.1 2.9 2 DAYS >= .50 3 1.4 1.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.7 1.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.92 03/15 TO 03/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 14 36 -22 33 SINCE 7/1 421 351 70 MM COOLING TOTAL 248 145 103 131 SINCE 1/1 371 299 72 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/290 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/190 DATE 03/05 SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET) POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$