CXUS52 KTBW 021850 CLMTPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY FL 250 PM EDT TUE APR 02 2024 ................................... ...THE TAMPA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1890 TO 2024 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 2024 HIGHEST 84 03/08 MM MM 88 03/08 03/14 03/26 LOWEST 51 03/20 MM MM 47 03/20 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.6 77.8 1.8 81.2 AVG. MINIMUM 63.7 59.3 4.4 63.5 MEAN 71.7 68.6 3.1 72.3 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) ALL-TIME MARCH RECORD MAXIMUM 12.64 1959 MINIMUM T 2020 2006 1907 MARCH 2024 TOTALS 2.57 2.52 0.05 0.35 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.08 -0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 9 5.9 3.1 5 DAYS >= .10 5 3.4 1.6 1 DAYS >= .50 2 1.6 0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.37 03/27 TO 03/28 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4 44 -40 22 SINCE 7/1 333 429 -96 MM COOLING TOTAL 220 154 66 254 SINCE 1/1 304 296 8 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/340 DATE 03/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/130 DATE 03/22 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 10 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. $$