CXUS52 KTBW 021550 CLMSRQ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 1150 AM EDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE SARASOTA BRADENTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1911 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 03/19/1921 LOW 30 03/03/1980 03/04/1943 03/02/1941 MARCH 2026 HIGHEST 89 03/04 MM MM 88 03/27 03/06 LOWEST 47 03/18 MM MM 48 03/07 03/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 82.3 78.2 4.1 78.5 AVG. MINIMUM 63.5 58.1 5.4 58.9 MEAN 72.9 68.1 4.8 68.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 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) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.10 1987 MINIMUM T 1939 MARCH 2026 TOTALS 1.87 2.85 -0.98 0.58 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.09 -0.03 0.02 DAYS >= .01 8 6.4 1.6 7 DAYS >= .10 4 3.6 0.4 1 DAYS >= .50 1 1.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.92 03/05 TO 03/05 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 14 40 -26 27 SINCE 7/1 354 391 -37 MM COOLING TOTAL 268 138 130 149 SINCE 1/1 390 274 116 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/310 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/190 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER (DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FEET) POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 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 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$