CXUS52 KTBW 021550 CLMSPG CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 1150 AM EDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE SAINT PETERSBURG 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 91 03/10/2026 LOW 30 03/04/1943 MARCH 2026 HIGHEST 91R 03/10 MM MM 85 03/27 LOWEST 50 03/17 MM MM 53 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 82.5 75.9 6.6 76.8 AVG. MINIMUM 67.1 62.1 5.0 62.3 MEAN 74.8 69.0 5.8 69.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.0 1.0 0 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 11.79 1987 MINIMUM 0.03 1956 MARCH 2026 TOTALS 2.17 2.58 -0.41 0.78 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.08 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 9 6.1 2.9 6 DAYS >= .10 6 3.0 3.0 3 DAYS >= .50 2 1.5 0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.25 03/06 TO 03/07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 12 30 -18 9 SINCE 7/1 251 352 -101 MM COOLING TOTAL 321 154 167 157 SINCE 1/1 500 278 222 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/150 DATE 03/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/160 DATE 03/06 SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET) POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$