CXUS52 KTBW 021550 CLMTPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 1150 AM EDT THU APR 02 2026 ................................... ...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1890 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 92 03/30/1907 03/25/1907 LOW 29 03/03/1980 MARCH 2026 HIGHEST 90 03/06 MM MM 89 03/27 LOWEST 44 03/17 MM MM 50 03/21 03/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 82.4 77.8 4.6 79.1 AVG. MINIMUM 63.3 59.3 4.0 60.3 MEAN 72.8 68.6 4.2 69.7 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 12.64 1959 MINIMUM T 2020 2006 1907 MARCH 2026 TOTALS 2.76 2.52 0.24 0.98 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 11 5.9 5.1 5 DAYS >= .10 6 3.4 2.6 3 DAYS >= .50 2 1.6 0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 03/07 TO 03/08 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 20 44 -24 18 SINCE 7/1 430 429 1 MM COOLING TOTAL 269 154 115 172 SINCE 1/1 398 296 102 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/190 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 03/16 36/050 03/28 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 21 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$