Station Overview Station Location
Station Number FL-HB-10 Latitude 27.885885
Station Name Tampa 5.1 S Longitude -82.489524
County Hillsborough Elevation (ft) 7



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15 2.30 2.94 31 2.94 31 0.00 0 0 5 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 1.82 1.34 29 1.34 29 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 2.36 0.59 31 0.59 31 0.00 0 0 3 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 2.57 9.24 31 9.24 31 0.00 0 0 13 3 0.0 0 0
Feb 16 2.75 2.49 29 2.49 29 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
March 16 3.27 2.80 31 2.80 31 0.00 0 0 9 2 0.0 0 0
April 16 2.00 3.83 30 3.83 30 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
May 16 2.23 3.30 31 3.30 31 0.00 0 0 5 2 0.0 0 0
June 16 6.50 10.37 29 10.37 29 0.00 0 0 19 1 0.0 0 0
July 16 7.33 6.04 31 6.04 31 0.00 0 0 17 5 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 8.05 13.07 31 13.07 31 0.00 0 0 19 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 6.35 6.99 30 6.99 30 0.00 0 0 11 5 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 47.53" 63.00" 364 days 63.00" 364 0.00" 0 days 0 123 days 30 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015 0.00
10/2/2015 0.00
10/3/2015 0.00
10/4/2015 T
10/5/2015 0.69
10/6/2015 0.00
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.32
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.00
10/14/2015 0.00
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 T
10/22/2015 T
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.00
10/25/2015 0.00
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.01
10/28/2015 1.63
10/29/2015 0.29
10/30/2015 0.00
10/31/2015 0.00
11/1/2015 0.00
11/2/2015 0.08
11/3/2015 0.00
11/4/2015 0.00
11/5/2015 0.00
11/6/2015 0.00
11/7/2015 0.00
11/8/2015 T
11/9/2015 0.01
11/10/2015 0.74
11/11/2015 0.06
11/12/2015 0.00
11/13/2015 0.00
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.00
11/18/2015 0.00
11/19/2015 0.08
11/20/2015 0.18
11/21/2015 0.03
11/22/2015 0.14
11/23/2015 0.01
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.01
11/27/2015
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.00
12/1/2015 0.00
12/2/2015 0.00
12/3/2015 T
12/4/2015 0.01
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.00
12/14/2015 0.00
12/15/2015 0.00
12/16/2015 0.00
12/17/2015 0.00
12/18/2015 0.34
12/19/2015 0.24
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.00
12/22/2015 0.00
12/23/2015 0.00
12/24/2015 0.00
12/25/2015 0.00
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.00
12/28/2015 0.00
12/29/2015 0.00
12/30/2015 0.00
12/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.00
1/2/2016 0.02
1/3/2016 T
1/4/2016 0.19
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.32
1/9/2016 T
1/10/2016 1.24
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.00
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.02
1/16/2016 0.68
1/17/2016 2.81
1/18/2016 0.03
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.00
1/21/2016 0.00
1/22/2016 T
1/23/2016 0.85
1/24/2016 0.01
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.00
1/27/2016 1.49
1/28/2016 0.26
1/29/2016 1.32
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.00
2/4/2016 0.00
2/5/2016 0.42
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.34
2/8/2016 0.00
2/9/2016 T
2/10/2016 T
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.00
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.00
2/16/2016 0.32
2/17/2016 0.00
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.06
2/24/2016 0.01
2/25/2016 1.34
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.00
3/3/2016 0.00
3/4/2016 0.00
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 0.00
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.00
3/14/2016 0.03
3/15/2016 0.07
3/16/2016 0.00
3/17/2016 0.00
3/18/2016 T
3/19/2016 0.02
3/20/2016 0.54
3/21/2016 0.03
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.00
3/25/2016 0.58
3/26/2016 1.01
3/27/2016 0.09
3/28/2016 T
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.43
3/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 0.00
4/2/2016 0.00
4/3/2016 1.75
4/4/2016 0.00
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 T
4/8/2016 1.75
4/9/2016 0.00
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016 0.00
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 0.00
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 T
4/16/2016 0.01
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 0.02
4/24/2016 0.00
4/25/2016 0.01
4/26/2016 0.29
4/27/2016 0.00
4/28/2016 0.00
4/29/2016 0.00
4/30/2016 0.00
5/1/2016 0.00
5/2/2016 0.00
5/3/2016 0.00
5/4/2016 0.04
5/5/2016 1.96
5/6/2016 0.00
5/7/2016 0.00
5/8/2016 0.00
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.00
5/11/2016 0.00
5/12/2016 0.00
5/13/2016 0.00
5/14/2016 0.00
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.02
5/18/2016 0.64
5/19/2016 T
5/20/2016 T
5/21/2016 0.64
5/22/2016 0.00
5/23/2016 0.00
5/24/2016 0.00
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.00
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 0.00
5/29/2016 0.00
5/30/2016 0.00
5/31/2016 0.00
6/1/2016 0.00
6/2/2016 0.00
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.04
6/5/2016 0.26
6/6/2016 0.96
6/7/2016 4.96
6/8/2016 0.59
6/9/2016 0.01
6/10/2016 0.29
6/11/2016 0.22
6/12/2016 0.59
6/13/2016 0.97
6/14/2016 0.04
6/15/2016 0.28
6/16/2016 0.03
6/17/2016 0.13
6/18/2016 0.02
6/19/2016 0.19
6/20/2016 0.49
6/21/2016 T
6/22/2016 0.00
6/23/2016 0.00
6/24/2016 0.01
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 M
6/27/2016 0.29
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.00
6/30/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.33
7/2/2016 0.04
7/3/2016 0.13
7/4/2016 T
7/5/2016 0.00
7/6/2016 0.00
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.00
7/9/2016 0.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 1.32
7/13/2016 0.07
7/14/2016 0.07
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.34
7/17/2016 0.01
7/18/2016 0.51
7/19/2016 T
7/20/2016 0.51
7/21/2016 0.13
7/22/2016 T
7/23/2016 0.54
7/24/2016 0.00
7/25/2016 0.12
7/26/2016 0.01
7/27/2016 0.03
7/28/2016 T
7/29/2016 T
7/30/2016 1.85
7/31/2016 0.03
8/1/2016 0.63
8/2/2016 0.00
8/3/2016 0.04
8/4/2016 0.07
8/5/2016 1.14
8/6/2016 0.00
8/7/2016 0.04
8/8/2016 0.51
8/9/2016 3.76
8/10/2016 0.96
8/11/2016 0.56
8/12/2016 0.22
8/13/2016 0.01
8/14/2016 T
8/15/2016 0.02
8/16/2016 0.00
8/17/2016 0.14
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 0.07
8/20/2016 T
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.00
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.69
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.22
8/28/2016 1.51
8/29/2016 0.54
8/30/2016 T
8/31/2016 1.94
9/1/2016 2.81
9/2/2016 1.51
9/3/2016 0.49
9/4/2016 0.15
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.16
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.00
9/9/2016 0.00
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016 0.00
9/13/2016 0.08
9/14/2016 T
9/15/2016 T
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 T
9/18/2016 T
9/19/2016 0.11
9/20/2016 T
9/21/2016 0.12
9/22/2016 0.31
9/23/2016 0.00
9/24/2016 0.00
9/25/2016 0.00
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.00
9/29/2016 0.74
9/30/2016 0.51



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought sunshine and warming air, early afternoon brought breezy air and sudden cloud cover and a daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today….all the while a sudden unexpected hurricane southeast of Florida has everyone on high alert. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a breezy overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought more sun than clouds, breezy warming air, and a warmer than expected daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today…all the while local meteorologists keep their eyes 24/7 on the annoying unpredictable hurricane located southeast of Florida…no matter where the computer weather models predict the storm is heading. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 74° while the first cool front of Autumn passes through, daybreak brought a mixture of more clouds than sunshine, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today…all the while uncertain weather continues. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/4/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought a brief look of promise, and thirty minutes later the remainder of the day brought sudden unexpected intermittent rainfalls all day long, with a daytime high somewhere in-between of 75° at my South Tampa location today…all the while future weather uncertainty continues. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M After a refreshingly cool overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought another look of uncertainty, with much of the same throughout the entire daytime, and an eventual daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today….all the while weather uncertainty fatigue sets in. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After another refreshingly cool overnight low below 70°, daybreak brought a look of promise, with more sunshine than clouds, mid afternoon brought a cloud cover, and an eventual daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today….all the while weather uncertainty continues Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought more sun than clouds, the afternoon brought much of the same and an eventual daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the 2015 summer rainy season gradually comes to an end. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought more sun than clouds, the afternoon brought much of the same and an eventual daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, rapid warming air, and a summer-like daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today….all the while summer-like temperatures continue to hold their grip on the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, late morning brought brief rain downpours, early afternoon brought back clearing skies, and an eventual daytime high of only 84° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while signs of true autumn weather aren’t quite here yet. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today…all the while what we once knew as typical autumn-like weather struggles to appear here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought clear skies, breezy warming air, and an eventual daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day much like yesterday.
10/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought sunshine and gradual warming air, with an eventual daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while autumn-like weather continues to struggle replacing summer-like heat. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day much like yesterday....with an overnight low of 70° and a daytime high of 88°….all the while the autumn season struggles to overcome summer-like temperatures. Three months from now, I’ll be wishing for this summer-like weather to return. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty; with an eventual daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today,…all the while the future forecast calls for more uncertainty and unusual windy weather over the next few days. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today has been a beautiful early autumn day at my South Tampa location today! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with puffy white overcast skies, windy slow warming air, and an eventual daytime high of only 81° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more uncertain weather could continue over the next few days as winter-like weather develops much farther north of here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought clearing skies, gusty-windy air, cool temperatures, and an eventual daytime high of only 82° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more gusty-windy air and cooler temperatures are forecasted for the next 36 hours. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day much like yesterday, with an overnight low of 68°, clearing skies at daybreak, and more windy-gusty air…..blowing my potted plants over….. at my South Tampa location today….all the while evidence of future severe weather capable of traveling all the way to Florida is lurking out in the Pacific Ocean….so says the National Weather Service. This isn’t our typical Autumn weather, and it won’t be our typical winter weather, either. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/21/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought clear skies, more windy air, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 84° and mid afternoon brought unexpected cloud cover and brief rain sprinkles at my South Tampa location today….on a day when the National Weather Service announced what we could expect here if the El Nino weather pattern comes true come winter-time…and the prediction isn’t good. It is as though weather could be our greatest enemy. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought clear skies, more windy air, and early afternoon brought a warmer than expected daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today….all the while more weather uncertainty continues, no thanks to El Nino. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an above average overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought sunshine, windy air, and an eventual above average daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today…all the while remnants of a severe storm west of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean could and most likely will cause unsettled and uncertain weather in the western Gulf of Mexico that could affect our weather here soon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day much like yesterday, with above average night-time and day-time temperatures. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an above average overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought sunshine, breezy air, and an eventual above average daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future 7 day autumn forecast continues to constantly change, evidence of weather uncertainty this autumn. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of weather uncertainty, with a mixture of sun & clouds, windy-gusty humid air, early afternoon brought sudden overcast skies and another above average daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the affects of El Nino weather increase our weather uncertainty here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After an overnight of intermittent rain sprinkles and an above average overnight temperature of 74°, daybreak brought breezy air, overcast gray skies, increasingly heavier intermittent rain sprinkles throughout the day, and a daytime high of only 78° at my South Tampa location today…all the while weather uncertainty continues. This isn’t typical autumn weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 1.63 M M M M After a intermittent rain cooled overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought a sudden unexpected slow moving rain surge that caused unusual flooding lasting until 9AM, noontime brought a gradual clearing of the skies, mid afternoon brought breezy slow warming air and a daytime high of only 81° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more weather uncertainty seems certain. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Finally, a beautiful autumn day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought clearing skies, calm cool air, and an eventual daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while much of the same pleasant weather is in the future 7 day forecast for the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today and this month of October ends with above average nighttime and daytime temperatures, with much of the same to follow for at least the next 7 days going into November at my South Tampa location….with no complaints from me. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M November began with an above average overnight low of 75°, and an above average daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today….all the while October ended with a month-long average overnight low of 70.5° and a month-long average daytime high of 85.0°, equating to a month long mean temperature of 77.75°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought clear skies, rapid warming humid summer-like air, and an eventual daytime high of 89° that ties an all time record for daytime heat at my South Tampa location today…with much to follow if the seven day forecast follows script. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another 89°/75°summer-like day identical to yesterday at my South Tampa location today. Yet I’m not complaining because later this coming winter I won’t be the only one wishing for this warmth to return. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After yet another overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought sunshine, warming air, and an above average daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today, with much of the same to follow over the next 7 days and nights…..all the while its already snowing in Labrador. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought clearing skies, breezy humid warming air, and what might be a record daytime high of 88.9° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the breezy afternoon air felt quite comfortable outside. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought sunshine and warming air, with an eventual comfortable daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought sunshine, slow warming air, and a pleasant afternoon long daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today, with the Tampa Bay waters remaining calm and soothing….all the while the temperatures over the next 7 days should oh so gradually become even more pleasant. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/8/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought sunshine and slow warming air during the morning, noontime brought much of the same…yet with a little shift somewhere, mid afternoon brought brief raindrops and the look and feel of change, with a brief daytime high of 87°…all the while new weather uncertainty is back on the horizon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought a mixture of sunhine towards the east and dark clouds towards the west, and warming humid air, noontime brought gradual dark clouding, mid day brought welcomed gradual rain showers and a brief daytime high of 87°, with the rain showers increasing as the afternoon moved towards evening at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine and the look of chances for more rainfall…and sure enough brief rainfall returned, followed with clearing skies before noontime, breezy air during the afternoon, and an eventual daytime high of only 79° at my South Tampa location today….with the feel of autumn in the air. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler @ 11/10/2015 3:55:12 PM
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought a mixture of clouds & sunshine, and slow warming air, noontime brought clearing skies, calm dry air, and an eventual daytime high of only 81° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought remnants of overnight fog, quickly followed with clearing skies and warming sunshine, and an eventual pleasant afternoon-long daytime high of 85.8° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler on 11/12/2015 @ 04:01 PM EST
11/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought clearing skies, cool slow warming air, and an eventual afternoon long daytime high of only 83° at my South Tampa location today…all the while brief yet much cooler autumn-like weather is on the horizon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very cool-pleasant overnight low of 62°, daybreak brought sunshine, calm-cool air, and an eventual afternoon long ideal daytime high of only 78° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought overcast skies, calm-cool air, noontime brought breezy air, clearing skies and an eventual autumn-like daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought sunshine, calm-warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a mild-pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought sunshine, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 84°…..all the reasons I still live in Florida kind of day at my South Tampa location today…..all the while weather uncertainty is back on the horizon for an unknown amount of time again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought sunshine, slow warming air, and an early afternoon daytime high of 85°….mid-afternoon brought a sudden cloud cover and the look and feel of weather uncertainty, late afternoon saw much of the same at my South Tampa location today…all the while weather you don’t want to experience isn’t far away. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought a surprise mixture of clouds and sunbeams, calm slow warming humid air, and not any of the stormy weather originally forecasted for today, then noontime brought more clouds than sunshine, with a continuation of welcomed calm air, and an eventual daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today….with heartening evidence that much of the same could continue into the nighttime….and this is a wonderful relief, considering what today’s forecast originally called for. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought overcast skies, calm-humid slow warming air and the look of uncertainty throughout the morning, noontime brought on the look of promise with partial clearing skies giving way to sunbeams, and mid afternoon brought on a beautiful autumn-like look and feel with clear skies & plentiful sunshine and a daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with gray clouds towards the east, dark clouds towards the west, and calm dry cool air throughout the entire day, with a brief daytime high of only 78° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the rapidly changing weather, absent the expected rain storms, compels the local meteorologists to scramble to get the forecast right….because tens of thousands of people are dependent on an unfaltering Thanksgiving holiday forecast. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M After a very pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought the tail end of a light rainfall…with cool-calm air, gray skies, and the look of uncertainty, noontime brought some brief sunshine, followed with sudden overcast skies, and a daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today…all the while cooler air and more weather uncertainty is on the horizon. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a chilly one blanket overnight low of 51°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm-chilly slow warming late autumn air, and plentiful sunshine, noon-time saw much of the same, with an early afternoon pleasant daytime high of 68° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 56° that felt much chillier because of the windy weather, daybreak brought a milky white sky and a continuation of the overnight windy chilly air.…breakfast time brought clearing skies and beams of welcomed sunshine, noontime brought much of the same, and early afternoon brought a brief yet heartening daytime high of 73°.…all the while the windy weather is masking what should feel like increased warming at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought milky white skies, cool-breezy air, noontime brought brief clearing skies and warming air, early afternoon brought sudden cloud cover and windy air and an eventual daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the windy afternoon air blowing from the east coast continues to mask the warmer weather we are experiencing right now. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a cool-pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought clearing skies, breezy-cool slow warming air, early afternoon brought a mixture of overcast & sunshine, and a daytime high of 79°…..masked with windy air at my South Tampa location today. By weather standards, this was ideal weather for Thanksgiving Day. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought sunshine, windy-warming air, early afternoon saw the windy weather turn to breezy weather and by mid afternoon the air was nearly calm, along with an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. On a pleasant weather scale of 1 to 10, today was a nine (9). Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After another pleasant-cool overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, plentiful sunshine, breezy warming air, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 78° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After yet another pleasant-cool overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of warming sunshine, calm air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1-10 for ideal-pleasant weather, today’s weather rates a 10. Weather note: November ends as one of the warmest months that I've recorded this decade, with an average daytime high of 81.9° and an average overnight low of 69.4°......equating to a month long mean temperature of 75.6° at my South Tampa weather station location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-comfortable overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, more beams of warming sunshine, more calm air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1-10 for ideal-pleasant weather, today’s weather again rates a 10. You couldn’t wish for better weather than this! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought a mixture of clouds and sunbeams & calm warming air, noontime brought much of the same, and early afternoon brought an afternoon-long daytime high of 83° that felt very pleasant. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s beautiful weather rated a 10+. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/3/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought overcast skies and the look & feel of uncertainty, noontime brought brief clearing of the skies and breezy warming air, early afternoon brought back overcast skies and a daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today…all the while there is evidence that cooler-changing weather isn’t far away. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s weather rated a 9. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a cool one blanket overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, and breezy cool air, noontime brought more sun than clouds and slight warming, and early afternoon brought more clouds than sun again and a daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 – 10, the weather today rated an 8 for “I’m glad I’m in Florida” weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, windy-warming air, noontime brought more sun than clouds, early afternoon brought a continuation of the windy warming air and an eventual daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s weather would have rated a 10+ if it hadn’t been for the windy weather, nonetheless it rated an encouraging 9+ just the same, thanks to the pleasant warming sunshine and otherwise beautiful weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, windy-warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought the look of promise with a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 73° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s weather scored a 10 at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool yet pleasant overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought beams of warming sunshine, breezy air, and an eventual early afternoon daytime high of 74° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s weather rated a 10 at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool-pleasant overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought overcast skies, the sounds of foghorns off the Bay waters, and calm cool air, noontime brought some brief sunshine, warming air, and early afternoon brought more clouds than sunshine and an afternoon daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, the weather today rated a nine only because of the absence of all day sunshine. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought the look of promise with sunshine, calm-cool air, and the look of a beautiful day, noontime brought warming air and all the reasons I live in Florida, and early afternoon brought an enjoyable daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today rated a 10+ at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly 59° overnight low, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm warming air and plentiful sunshine, noontime brought much of the same and an eventual daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today rated a 10+ at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of welcomed sunshine and calm warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s beautiful weather rated a 10+ at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool-pleasant overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, plentiful sunshine, calm warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location again today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today again rated a 10+ at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty with more clouds than sun, breezy warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location again today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today rated a 10 at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought overcast skies, calm warming air, and the look of uncertainty, noontime brought much of the same….all the while reports of cold air not far away persisted….and mid afternoon finally brought some beams of welcomed sunshine and a daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought a mixture of fog, clouds, and sunshine, noontime brought more sun than clouds and calm warming air, and early afternoon brought an eventual daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the anticipation and preparation of brief cold weather arriving heightens, as a result of local meteorologists’ hype. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with a combination of fog & clouds, and calm warming air, noontime brought sunshine and stunning weather, early afternoon brought much of the same and a daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought dark gray skies, windy humid air, and intermittent rainfalls, noontime brought an end to the precipitation and what would be a daytime high of 75° today, with the daytime temperature already falling as a “chilly” front passes through my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M After a very chilly windblown overnight low of 49°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds and windy-chilly air, noontime brought more sun than clouds and more windy-chilly air….with the wind-chill coming in off the Bay waters feeling cold, and mid afternoon brought a brief yet un-noticeable daytime high of 65° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly-windy overnight low of 53°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of sunshine, and the look & feel of promise; noontime brought welcomed sunshine, warming air, and an eventual daytime high of 74°…for what is a beautiful day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought beams of welcomed sunshine, calm-warming air, and an eventual marvelous daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70° on this the first day of winter, daybreak brought a mixture of puffy clouds and sunshine, calm warming air, and an eventual delightful daytime high of 82° that mirrors yesterday’s weather at my South Tampa location…..today. On a scale of 1 to 10, I rate today’s weather a 10+. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with a combination of fog & gray clouds, and calm warming humid air, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, and a daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought overcast skies, calm warming air, and an eventual daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak on this Christmas Day morning brought overcast skies, calm-warming air, noontime brought much of the same, then early afternoon finally brought the return of welcomed beams of sunshine, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. Weather history note: Looking back on this Christmas Day 26 years ago, on this day in 1989 the overnight low was 24° and the daytime high was only 51° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty; with more clouds than sun, & calm-humid-warming air, noontime brought a mixture of sun and clouds and the look and feel of a beautiful after Christmas day, and early afternoon brought much of the same and a daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clearing skies, beams of welcomed sunshine, and calm warming air, noontime saw much of the same, and early afternoon topped it off with an afternoon-long daytime high of 84° under clear blue skies at my South Tampa location today. On a scale of 1 to 10, today was a 10+ at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an all pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look & feel of a beautiful day….with clearing blue skies, beams of sunshine, calm-warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today. All the reasons I’m still living in Florida. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look and feel of another beautiful day, with more sun than clouds, calm-warming humid air, and an eventual daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while much cooler air is lurking not far from here that should arrive by this weekend to end the summer-like weather siege. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of warming sunshine, calm humid air, and an eventual daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the local weather forecasters continue to tinker with the predicted cold front temperature forecast that’s heading this way this weekend….bringing a brief end to this marvelous weather we’ve been experiencing all month long. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought a mixture of patchy fog and cloudy skies, rapid warming, and calm-humid air, noontime brought clearing skies, and early afternoon brought an afternoon long daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought clearing skies, more sunshine than clouds, calm-warming air, and the look of a beautiful day ahead, noontime brought a gradual cloud cover and a continuance of the beautiful day, complete with a daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today…all the while all good things appear to be ending while the ingredients of what will be the first winter weather system that will move this far south into Florida is strengthening & moving towards this direction….with the below average daytime and overnight low temperatures being of prime concern….something the meteorologists continue to tinker with. How cool/cold will it get? No one is certain right now. The good news: It does not appear this event will last too long. Stay tuned! Reported by veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After a rain cooled overnight low of 61°, daybreak brought dark clouds, calm cool-damp air, rain-mist, and the look & feel of wintery weather, noontime brought a mixture of more clouds than sunshine, mid afternoon brought a return of dark clouds and a brief daytime high of 72° at my South Tampa location…all the while the first dark side of winter weather is on the north/west horizon, moving towards my direction. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/3/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a chilly overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought the look of wintery weather, with dark gray skies, rain-mist, and chilly breezy air, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, with a daytime high of only 63° that took place at 8 AM this morning at my South Tampa location today….absent the stormy rain that was in the original forecast for today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M After a chilly overnight low of 49°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clearing skies, beams of sunshine, chilly breezy air, and an eventual daytime high of 64° at my South Tampa location today….evidence that winter is finally here. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly-gusty-windy overnight low of 51°, daybreak brought the look of disappointment, with gray overcast skies, cold-windy gusting air, and the feel of getting colder, noontime brought much of the same, and mid afternoon saw no improvement, with a brief daytime high of only 67°….that felt like 51°…..evidence that winter is here to stay at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After another windy-chilly night and an overnight low of 56° just below daybreak, sunrise finally brought some welcomed beams of sunshine & unwelcomed chilly-windy air, noontime brought an end to sunny skies, with heavy clouds and windblown chilly air dominating the afternoon, and a brief daytime high of 69° well before mid afternoon at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future forecast changes daily because of the winter weather uncertainty we are experiencing right now. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 57°, daybreak brought disappointment, with foggy gray skies and misty air, and the look of “this wasn’t in today’s forecast”, noontime brought much the same with the temperature only two degrees warmer (59°) yet feeling even chillier, mid afternoon finally brought clearing skies, a brief daytime high of 67°, yet not enough sunshine time to reach what was supposed to be in the mid 70’s at my South Tampa location today…all the while another cold front is already in the weekend forecast before this weeks warm-up had a chance to take place. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M After an overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought an end to predawn rainfall and a continuation of dark gray clouds, and calm-damp chilly air, noontime brought much of the same, then early afternoon brought brief clearing skies, gradual warming air, and a brief daytime high of 72° at my South Tampa location today….all the while stormy-wet weather linked to El Nino is headed towards this direction, forecasted to arrive tomorrow. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with a mixture of foggy overcast skies, and calm damp cool air, noontime brought brief beams of warming sunshine, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 73° and the sudden return of gray cloud cover, then mid afternoon eventually brought the thunderstorm, rainfall and dark unpleasant weather that was expected today at my South Tampa location…all the while a return of more chilly wintery weather fills up the forecast for the coming week. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 1.24 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with patchy-cloudy-foggy skies & calm cool air, noontime and early afternoon brought breezy cool air, intermittent sunshine, and a brief daytime high of 70°, mid afternoon saw the return of cloud cover and a falling temperature at my South Tampa location today….all the while cooler-chillier air is on the horizon, already lowering the afternoon temperature back down to 63°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very chilly overnight low of 41°, daybreak brought clear blue cold winter skies, chilly air that felt more like in the 30’s, and beams of sunshine absent of warmth, noontime brought slight warming, yet no mistake it was winter, mid afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 59° that reinforced the feel of winter at my South Tampa location today…all the while it appears this wintery cold/chill will be here for a little too long. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly yet warmer than expected overnight low of 48°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with golden beams of warming sunshine, calm air, noontime and the entire afternoon saw much of the same, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 69° at my South Tampa location today. Today truly exceeded my expectations. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 52°, daybreak brought the look & feel of disappointment, with overcast skies and the absence of any sunshine, chilly-breezy air, with the air feeling much cooler than the actual mercury reading, noontime brought much the same, and mid afternoon wasn’t any better, with a daytime high of 61° that continued feeling ten degrees cooler at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future five day forecast doesn’t read any better. El Nino hasn’t been a friend this winter season. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 52°, daybreak brought another day of disappointment, with overcast skies and barely a hint of sunshine, chilly-breezy air that felt like 45°, and no evidence of a chance for improvement, noontime brought much of the same, and mid afternoon wasn’t much improved, with a chilly & brief daytime high of only 65° at my South Tampa location today…all the while all sorts of disappointing and often inaccurate weather scenarios are being created by the local meteorologists in their current five day weather forecasts. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After an overnight low of 63° and the beginning of rainfall during the predawn hours, daybreak brought the look of stormy weather and increasing intermittent rainfall, mid morning brought the look of darkness and caution as a sudden heavy rainstorm passed through, noontime brought the look of relief as the rain storms ended and dark skies turned to gray, mid afternoon finally brought clearing skies, windy gusty cool air, and a very brief daytime high of 70° that felt more like 59° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the risky/doubtful future five day weather forecast scenarios & predictions continue to change almost hourly due to their often unreliability. All the more reasons I report the weather, not attempt to predict/forecast the weather. Reported by Weather Observer Don Legler
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M After a cool overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought promise, with beams of warming sunshine, calm air, and not a cloud in the sky, noontime brought much the same, and early afternoon exceeded my expectations with more of the same and a daytime high of 74° at my South Tampa location today…all the while much less favorable weather lurks on the horizon that will be just the opposite of today’s marvelous weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 2.81 M M M M After a nightlong of severe intermittent rainstorms, gusty windblown pounding rainfalls, street flooding, & tornado warnings…all associated with the El Nino weather system…. and an overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought the bleak look of what I could only hear during the night, early morning brought intermittent dark & clearing skies and gusty chilly windy air, noontime & early afternoon brought clearing skies, a continuation of the windy gusty air, and a brief daytime high of 67° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the temperature is already falling after the wind shifted, bringing colder air this way from the north/west. Unfortunately, these El Nino generated weather patterns are becoming much too frequent. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After a long chilly/cold overnight low of 46°, daybreak brought clearing skies, calm cold air with no sense of warming, noontime brought chilly breezy air with little feeling of warming, early afternoon brought much of the same and a brief daytime high of 61° that felt much more like 51° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future five day forecast looks bleak. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 47°, daybreak brought a look opposite of the forecast, with lots of clouds and very little sunshine, and with chilly/cold winter air, noontime brought a little more sunshine and very little feeling of warming, mid afternoon brought much the same and a very brief daytime high of 57° that felt like 47° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future five day forecast paints a picture of more cold wintery weather, possibly the coldest of this winter so far. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a milder than expected overnight low of 45°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clearing skies, chilly calm air, beams of warming sunshine, and the sense of a little warming at breakfast time, noontime brought much of the same, and early afternoon exceeded my expectations with a daytime high of 64° that lasted past mid afternoon at my South Tampa location today…all the while uncertain weather remains in the future forecast. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 49° that was lower than I expected, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with more clouds than sunshine, chilly air, and no feeling of warming, noontime brought much of the same, with a little warming, and mid afternoon wasn’t much different, with a brief daytime high of 69° that felt more like 59° at my South Tampa location today…all the while troubling wintery windy-wet weather powered by the Pacific El Nino weather system is on the horizon that could affect the Tampa Bay area over the next 4-5 days and nights. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After an overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought a deceptive look of sun & clouds on the east horizon, yet a closer look saw darkening fast moving clouds moving from the west, breakfast time brought weather warnings streaming over the TV screens, late morning set off the radio weather alerts and brought a sudden windblown rainstorm, with pounding rainfall, street & yard flooding and all the apprehension that comes with it, noontime brought gradual on again/off again clearing, a dramatic increase in gusting winds, and all the evidence needed to assure everyone that unusual El Nino powered wintery weather was back again with vengeance…with more to follow during the next three days and nights. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M After an overnight low of 50° on an extremely blustery night, complete with some unexpected rainfall before sunrise, daybreak brought only that…”daybreak”…but not a glimpse of sunshine anywhere because of the dark fast moving clouds, remnants of rainfall, cold gusty-windy air, and the look of the bleak wintry weather that the TV meteorologist had forecasted correctly, noontime and the remainder of the afternoon saw all of the above….with a very brief daytime high of only 55° at my South Tampa location today...with more rainfall during January since January 2011…all the while this El Nino powered weather system is forecasted to continue with vengeance for at least another 48 hours. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a cold/chilly wintry overnight low of 38°, daybreak brought a look of positive change, with welcomed beams of sunshine under clear blue skies, and calm chilly/wintry air, noontime brought much of the same, with little warming, mid afternoon eventually brought a brief daytime high of 55° that felt much cooler after unexpected windy air returned to my South Tampa location today…all the while this current wintry weather is forecasted to last another 24 hours before signs of brief warming begin on Tuesday. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very cold/chilly overnight low of 38°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clear blue skies, calm air, and beams of welcomed sunshine, noontime brought rapid warming, and early afternoon brought a pleasant daytime high of 68° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more unwelcomed wintry weather is forecasted on the western horizon by mid week. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 54°, daybreak brought the look of promise with beams of sunshine and puffy gray clouds, calm chilly air, and slow warming, noontime brought more warming and the subtle look of possible change on the horizon, and early afternoon brought an afternoon-long daytime high of 75° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future forecast calls for some sudden unwelcomed changes that could take place late tonight. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 1.49 M M M M After a night of intermittent pounding rainfall moving from the s/w direction and an overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought the look of disappointment, with dark gray storm clouds, misty rainfall, and damp chilly air, noontime brought much of the same, with more chilly rainfall, mid afternoon saw little change and a brief daytime high of 67° at my South Tampa location today…all the while a cold front moving from the n/w direction is forecast to bring much of the same later today and tomorrow, creating what could be some unwelcomed severe storm weather anywhere along the Florida west coast….unusual wintry weather in Florida. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M After another night of intermittent rainfall and an overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought more disappointment, with dark storm clouds, misty rainfall, and damp chilly air, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, with a daytime high of 67° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more wintry weather is just hours away. Rainfall note: The record 1948 January rainfall of 8.02” in Tampa could possibly be broken at my location soon, with my January 2016 rainfall reaching 7.88” as of 7AM this morning, and just 0.15” more would unofficially break the record. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 1.32 M M M M After a damp night of windy-chilly weather and an overnight low of 50°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clearing skies and beams of welcomed sunshine, breezy-chilly air, and gradual warming, noontime brought much of the same, and early afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 62° at my South Tampa location today….all the while brief overnight wintry weather is on the horizon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 50°, daybreak brought clearing skies, calm chilly air, and beams of welcomed sunshine, noontime brought much better, with warming air and a brief afternoon high of 67° at my South Tampa location today…with more of the same and possibly even better during the next few days. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 54°, daybreak brought the look and feel of disappointment, with thick murky white skies, calm chilly damp air, and no sense of warming, noontime and the remainder of the afternoon brought little change, with a brief daytime high of 72° that didn’t feel close to the actual mercury reading at my South Tampa location today…all the while weather uncertainty continues. End of the month weather note: January ends with a mean temperature of 60.4°, and total unofficial record rainfall of 9.16”, exceeding the official 1948 Tampa rainfall record (8.04”) by 1.14” at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, calm warming air, and a sense of welcomed weather, noontime brought clearing skies and beams of warming sunshine, mid afternoon brought more of the same, with a daytime high of 80°, on a day that exceeded my expectations at my South Tampa location today…all the while winter uncertainty continues. Reported By Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm warming air, and a sense of more welcomed weather, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, with a daytime high of 81°, on a day that exceeded my expectations again at my South Tampa location today…all the while winter weather uncertainty continues, despite what the Groundhog predicted today. Reported By Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy warming air, and another look & feel of pleasant weather, noontime and early afternoon brought more of the same, with a daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today…all the while tentative El Nino powered stormy-wintry weather is slowly moving from the north/west towards this direction that might collide with my weekend plans. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with thin gray clouds, calm still air, and the sense that the weather was changing, noontime and early afternoon brought more of the same and a daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the radio weather-band and TV broadcasts are crackling with reports of stormy-wintry weather on the horizon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M After a very chilly-windy overnight low of 45°, daybreak brought clear cold blue skies, gusty chilly air, and the sense of wintry weather outside, noontime brought much of the same, with some gradual warming where the sun warmed the earth, early afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 63° that felt much cooler than the actual mercury reading, and mid afternoon saw the mercury begin to fall again…all the while another night of chilly-cold air that could last until this time next week is in the forecast at my South Tampa location today. It’ll be another “bring in the pets” night for sure. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 49°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, breakfast time turned hope to disappointment, noontime brought the look of bleak-dreary weather, early afternoon brought more of the same, with chilly-cold miserably all day long misty rainfall and a brief daytime high of only 58° at my South Tampa location today…all the while more of the same is continuing, with no end in sight. I didn’t this in the forecast, nor did I see it coming. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M After a cold-windy overnight low of 49° that felt like 39°, daybreak brought the look of dismay, with windy dark fast moving clouds, cold gusty air that felt much colder than the actual mercury reading, breakfast time brought sudden welcomed clearing of the skies and the reappearance of sunbeams, noontime saw much of the same, and early afternoon brought a brief daytime high of only 58° that felt like 45°, no thanks to the constant gusting winds at my South Tampa location today…all the while much of the same is in the forecast for the next 3-4 days. Reported by Weather Watcher on Legler
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cold-chilly overnight low of 40°, daybreak brought the look of promise, with clearing skies, beams of welcomed warming sunshine, and calm air, noontime brought much of the same, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 66° and sudden disappointing change, with gusting wind, a heavy cloud cover, tumbling temperature, and reports of strong stormy winds and cold wintry temperatures on the horizon at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future 5 day forecast suddenly began to change for the worse again today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/9/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a severe windy overnight low of 50° that felt like 40°, daybreak brought the look and feel of disappointment, with gusty-windy-chilly air, fast moving dark clouds, and all the elements of wintry weather, noontime saw much of the same, mid afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 62°, thanks to some brief welcomed sunbeams, but it felt more like 49°…no thanks to the gusty windy air at my South Tampa location today…all the while the constantly changing future five day forecast now predicts much colder overnight temperatures all the way into next week. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/10/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a chilly gusty-windy overnight low of 45°, daybreak brought the look of reprieve, with clearing skies, diminishing winds, and a sense that today might bring some welcomed sunshine and calmer air, noontime and early afternoon brought clear blue skies, breezy-chilly air, and a very brief daytime high of 60° that felt like 50°, mid afternoon saw the temperature begin to recede oh so slowly as we prepare for cold overnight temperatures at my South Tampa location today…all the while there could possibly be some gradual relief from this wintry weather by late this weekend. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very chilly overnight low of 41°, daybreak finally brought the welcomed look of promise that’s been overdue for too long, with clear blue skies, calm air, and beams of golden warming sunshine, noontime brought more of the same, and early afternoon brought a lasting daytime high of 66° that we’ve been waiting for since late last week at my South Tampa location today…all the while more of the same daytime warmth is forecasted to follow over the next five days. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 48°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm warming air and beams of golden welcomed sunshine, noontime brought calm pleasant warming air that we’ve been dreaming for, and early afternoon brought an afternoon long daytime high of 73° that I’ve waited what seemed an eternity for at my South Tampa location today…all the while more of the same is forecasted for tomorrow, yet cautious weather uncertainty might follow into next week because of frigid cold weather that’s still plummeting out of Canada. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly yet pleasant overnight low of 57°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of welcomed sunshine, and windy-gusty chilly air, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, with a very brief daytime high of 70°, mid afternoon brought back gusty windy chilly air, with the temperature plummeting as another cold front passed through my South Tampa location today…all the while the future 5 day forecast continues to change daily because of the uncertainty of this current wintry weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly wintry overnight low of 43°, daybreak brought the look and feel of promise, with clear blue skies, breezy-warming air, and the sense that wintry weather will soon be behind us, noontime brought much of the same, and early afternoon brought a brief yet welcomed daytime high of 71° at my South Tampa location…all the while the latest 5 day forecast suggests we can expect a slight warming trend lasting all the way into next weekend here in the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought the look of weather uncertainty, with gray cloudy skies, gusty breezy air, and slight warming, noontime and early afternoon brought much of the same, with a sense that rainfall could be nearing, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 73°, with little change at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future five day forecast indicates better weather ahead beginning late tomorrow. Reported by veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M After a night of electrified rainfall and a pleasant overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought clearing skies, beams of welcomed golden sunshine, calm warming air, and a lasting daytime high of 73° at my South Tampa location today! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chillier than expected overnight low of 50°, daybreak brought thick foggy air, calm-chilly air and the look of uncertainty, mid morning sunshine cleared the foggy air away, noontime brought gradual warming, and early afternoon brought a lasting daytime high of 73° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the future 5 day temperatures will fluctuate daily in both directions oh so gradually, with more lasting chilly wintery weather possible later next week. Winter even in Florida is not over yet, no thanks to the El Nino affect. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 55°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm-warming air, and beams of golden sunshine, noontime saw much of the same, and early afternoon brought a welcomed lasting daytime high of 74° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 55°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm air, and beams of warming sunshine, noontime brought breezy air, early afternoon brought a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy-gusty air and a lasting daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today….all the while late winter weather uncertainty continues. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 57°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm warming air, and beams of golden sunshine, noontime was much the same, and early afternoon brought a lasting daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today…all the while winter appears to be slipping farther behind us here in the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 56°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, calm warming air, and beams of golden sunshine from between the clouds, and early afternoon brought a lasting pleasant daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought more sun than clouds, and calm warming air, early afternoon brought a pleasant unexpected daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today….all the while some brief chilly overnight wintry low temperatures are in the forecast for later this week. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought a mixture of more sun than clouds, breezy warming air, and not a clue a change was soon to come, noontime & early afternoon brought gusty breezy air, a mixture of gray clouds, dark clouds & clearing skies, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location today…all the while unusual stormy weather that could activate weather & anxiety alarms is forecasted to be moving towards this direction from north/west of here with cold air clashing with warm air and the result this too often creates. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69° and the start of stormy morning weather, daybreak brought dark clouds, windy-gusty air, and the start of heavy rainfall, mid morning brought a sudden brief lull in the stormy rainfall, late morning brought a sudden on again off again return of more heavy rainfall and tornado warnings, early afternoon brought an end of the rainfall and warnings, an upsurge of windy-gusty air, and a brief daytime high of 75° at my South Tampa location today…all the while winter storm weather uncertainty returns. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 1.34 M M M M After a windy-chilly overnight low of 53°, daybreak brought the look of unsettled weather, fast moving dark clouds, windy-gusty chilly air and what looked like more storms on the horizon, mid morning brought clearing skies and the sense that wintry weather had returned, early afternoon brought much of the same and a brief daytime high of 65°…all the while today’s current 5 day forecast predicts overnight wintry temperatures much lower than the one before. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 53°, daybreak brought clearing skies, chilly-windy air, beams of welcomed sunshine, minimal warming, and the sense that wintery weather was here again, noontime brought much of the same, and mid afternoon brought a welcomed daytime high of 64° that felt more like 54°, no thanks to the current gusty-windy air at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly-wintry overnight low of 44°, daybreak brought the look and feel of promise, with clearing skies, beams of welcomed sunshine, slight warming air, and breezy air, noontime and early afternoon brought much the same and an encouraging daytime high of 66° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the crisp wintry winds are shifting oh so gradually towards a warming direction. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 49°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm air, beams of welcomed warming sunshine, and an eventual early afternoon daytime high of 73° at my South Tampa location today…on a day I could best describe as exceeding expectations. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, calm warming air, and a welcomed early afternoon-long lasting daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today…with a sense that wintry weather is now behind us. Weather note: The mean temperature for February at my location was 63.3°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm warming air, and a welcomed afternoon-long daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today…with a reinforcing sense that wintry weather is now only a memory. Thirty days from now and I’ll be wishing winter weather back again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with gray overcast skies, gusty-windy humid air, and the look of rainclouds on the horizon, noontime brought some brief clearing of the skies & gradual warming, mid afternoon brought the return of overcast skies, windy air, and a daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the Oak trees continue to lose last years leaves and pollen begins to appear. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, calm-humid warming air, noontime brought gusty breezy air that helps clear old leaves out of Oak trees…adding to my active workload, and early afternoon brought an eventual daytime high of 78° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, breezy-warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool overnight low of 55°, daybreak brought clearing skies, cool breezy air, and an eventual pleasant daytime high of 74° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 54°, daybreak brought golden beams of sunshine, gusty chilly air, and minimal warming, early afternoon brought more of the same, with a brief daytime high of 78° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly yet pleasant overnight low of 53°, daybreak brought clear skies, calm air, beams of warming sunshine, and an eventual daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 62°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, beams of rapid warming sunshine, oak leaves and pollen blowing, and an eventual early afternoon-long daytime high of 81° at my South Tampa location today….with all signs of winter weather gone. We’re at that point, depending who you are & where you’re at, to be careful what you wish for right now….weather wise. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought sun & clouds, rapid warming, windy gusty air and blowing oak tree leaves & green pollen, early afternoon brought more of the same and a daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa locations today…all the while weather uncertainty builds north/west of here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, rapid warming windy-gusty air and wind blown pollen & oak leaves, early afternoon brought more of the same and a much warmer than expected daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought another spring-like mixture of sun & clouds, rapid warming windy-gusty air and wind blown pollen & oak leaves, early afternoon brought more of the same and a daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought a repeat of the last 2 days, with sun & clouds, rapid warming gusty windy air and blowing oak leaves & pollen, with more of the same during the afternoon, and a humid daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today….and it isn’t even officially spring, yet. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 69°, on the first day of DST daybreak brought a lost hour of sleep, overcast skies, gusty-windy wind-blown leaves & pollen, rapid warming humid air, no evidence of today’s forecasted rain, and an eventual early afternoon lasting daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today….all the while there’s a sense in the air that something unexpected is lurking out over the horizon some where. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After a rain-wet overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought more rainclouds and light sprinkles, noontime brought clearing skies, and early afternoon brought a daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today….all the while a cold-front only brought warmer air. Does that make sense? Ask a meteorologist. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought a mixture of sunshine & clouds, gusty breezy air, rapid warming, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 85° that felt much warmer at my South Tampa location today…all the while it’s still officially winter yet it ‘s already beginning to feel like early summer, no thanks to irreversible affects of climate change now taking place. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, calm rapid warming humid air, and an eventual early summer-like daytime high of 87° on another rainless day at my South Tampa location today….all the while the weather continues to defy the meteorologists daily forecasts in all the wrong ways. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/18/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, calm warming humid air, and an eventual pleasant daytime high of 83° on another rainless day at my South Tampa location today….all the while the weather continues to defy the meteorologists daily forecasts in so many ways. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After a night of intermittent raindrops and an overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with lighten skies towards the east and dark clouds on the west horizon, mid morning brought evidence of looming rainfall, late morning, noontime, and early afternoon brought some much needed rainfall, mid afternoon brought an end of the rainfall & a continuation of gray overcast skies and a daytime high of only 75° at my South Tampa location today…all the while wet weather uncertainty continues all the way into tomorrow, defying the forecast of the local meteorologists . Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M After brief intermittent raindrops and a pleasant overnight low of 67° on this the first day of spring, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, breezy-cool air, and the look & feel of uncertain morning weather, late morning & noontime brought clearing skies and the look & feel of springtime, mid afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 78° and the return of cloud cover at my South Tampa location today…all the while weather uncertainty continues to tease us. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After a windy chilly overnight low of 51° forced me to break out the winter wear again, daybreak brought the look and feel of winter once more, with more clouds than sunshine, windy-gusty chilly air that felt more like in the 40’s, noontime brought much of the same and little sense of warming, mid afternoon brought clearing skies and a brief daytime high of 67° that felt like in the 50’s at my South Tampa location…all the while more winter-like weather is forecasted to follow. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 49° that felt like winter again, daybreak brought more sun than clouds, slightly warming calm dry air, and the sense that today would be better than yesterday, noontime & early afternoon brought clear blue skies and a lasting daytime high of 75° at my South Tampa location today…all the while spring-like weather appears to be returning again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly overnight low of 54°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, calm warming air, and an eventual brief daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today…all the while springtime weather will be changing rapidly, with more uncertainty in the future forecast, and annoying tree pollen will continue to cover our vehicles. One thing is certain; you can put away the winter gear again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, calm-warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today…all the while pollen continues falling while rainfall remains elusive in the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M After an overnight of intermittent rainfall and an overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought the look of possible rainstorms on the western horizon, late morning brought some sudden brief rain showers, noontime brought a brief daytime high of 74°, early afternoon brought a sudden drop in the temperature, followed with a sudden horrific straight wind thunder & lightening rainstorm that had all the characteristics for tornado devolvement, including gusty high winds, pounding and horizontal blowing rainfall, yard & street flooding, and rainfall of over an inch in less than half an hour at my South Tampa location today…all the while the radar screen indicates more of the same is possible later today, tomorrow and into Sunday. This will surely be a “pay attention to the weather alerts” weekend. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M After a night of sporadic raindrops and an overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with more gray clouds than sunshine, breezy humid warming air, and the sense of storm weather out there somewhere, noontime brought brief clearing, mid afternoon brought back the sense of changing weather and a daytime high of 74° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with gusty-breezy humid rapid warming air and an eventual much warmer than expected and much warmer than forecasted daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. This is not like what once was springtime weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/28/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a humid overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with overcast gray skies, humid gusty air, and a warmer than expected daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today…all the while unsettled stormy weather continues to fester in the Gulf of Mexico north/west of the Tampa Bay area. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of possible storms on the western horizon, noontime brought a brief daytime high of 81°, early afternoon brought the sudden crashing deafening sounds of thunder and lightening nearby, followed with light rainfall at my South Tampa location today…all the while baffling scary unsettled possibly damaging weather that’s behind this current rainfall continues to fester in the Gulf of Mexico west of here. Today is a day to pay attention to what’s going on out there. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M After a very pleasant cool overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought clearing skies and beams of golden sunshine, calm-cool-dry slow warming air that brought the sense & feel of springtime, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by celebrated Weather Watcher Don Legler™
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought golden beams of sunshine, breezy warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. The mean temperature for the month of March at my location was 72.75°. Reported by veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought overcast skies, breezy rapid warming air, and an eventual much warmer than expected and much warmer than forecasted daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the local meteorologists continue to forecast daytime highs as though they are all in denial of how warm its actually getting outside….as though global warming isn’t in their weather terminology. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an unexpected unusually humid-warm overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought on the look of storm weather on the north/western horizon, humid breezy air, and the look, sound, and sense that stormy weather was very near, late morning brought the sounds of thunder & lightening in the distance, and light rainfall, signaling what might soon be heavy rainfall at my South Tampa location before noon arrives today. The good news; from the look on radar, this storm weather event should be over by early afternoon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 1.75 M M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 57°, daybreak brought the look and feel of spring-like weather, with a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy cool morning air, and an eventual daytime high of only 72° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 61°, daybreak brought clearing skies and plentiful sunshine, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought clear skies and beams of golden warming sunshine, breezy air, and an eventual daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought the look and feel of a pleasant springtime morning, with beams of golden sunshine, breezy warming air, and an eventual daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today, all the while more reinforcing cooler weather is forecasted to be arriving overnight. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/7/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 67°, daybreak brought sudden unexpected horrific gusting winds, pounding rainfall at 7:01 AM EDT, and sightings of waterspouts & tornado funnels that set off storm weather alarms all around the Tampa Bay area early this morning, producing 2:75” of rainfall at my South Tampa location, with the storm ending at mid morning, with clearing skies at noontime, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 78°. The good news at my location, despite the horrific weather, there wasn’t an visible damage at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 1.75 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought a complete reversal of yesterdays horrific rain-storm morning weather, with today bringing clear blue skies, beams of golden sunshine, breezy-warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today for what truly feels like spring weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a cool-pleasant overnight low of 60°, daybreak was a repeat of yesterday, with clear blue skies, beams of golden sunshine, breezy slow warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 79° at my South Tampa location today. If you enjoy springtime in Florida, it doesn’t get much better than this! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a chilly yet pleasant overnight low of 59°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, breezy slow warming air inland, windy-gusty air down by the sea-side producing whitecaps on all the Bay waters, and an eventual warmer than expected afternoon-long daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today…all the while early summer-like heat is forecasted to slowly reappear early this week. This weather today might be the very best it gets for those of us who enjoy spring-like Florida weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought a mixture of clouds and sunbeams, noontime brought clear blue skies, early afternoon brought an afternoon-long warmer than expected & warmer than forecasted daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 63°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm air, and beams of warming sunshine, and an eventual early afternoon-long daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the daytime temperatures are gradually becoming more early summer-like. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 66°, daybreak brought golden beams of warming sunshine, calm humid air, noontime brought much of the same, early afternoon brought a much warmer than expected & much warmer than forecasted daytime high of 88°, mid afternoon brought sudden overcast skies and the sense & feel that stormy weather festering out in the Gulf of Mexico north/west of here might not be far away from here and could possibly light up the weather warning screens at my South Tampa location today, tomorrow and into the weekend. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought sunshine and calm warming air, and an eventual warmer than forecasted daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today…all the while stormy weather north/west of the Tampa Bay area...in the Gulf of Mexico...continues to cause a lot of concern. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/15/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with gray skies, and calm slow warming air, mid morning brought patchy raindrops, noontime brought the sense that it should be raining by now but it wasn’t, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 80° and the sounds of distant thunder and lightening and brief sporadic rainfall, and again nothing really happened despite what the meteorologists had earlier predicted would happen at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty again, with more clouds than sunshine, gusty-windy warming air, and the sense that rainfall might me imminent later during the morning, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 80° but no signs of rainclouds, yet a lot of continuing gusty windy air, despite what the meteorologists had forecasted for my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a night of gusty-windy weather & a pleasant overnight low of 64°, daybreak brought clearing skies, more gusty-windy cooler air, and a sense that the weather was still misbehaving, noontime brought warming air and an afternoon-long daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the windy-gusty air continues & a sudden cloud cover appeared during mid afternoon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today was much like yesterday, and without rainfall...
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 63°, much like yesterday & the day before, daybreak brought beams of golden sunshine, slow warming gusty air, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today…all the while summer-like temperatures continue creeping closer. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Today's weather is almost a repeat of yesterday's....with much less gusty wind...and again without rain....and the roof top tar is getting hotter. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another day nearly identical to yesterday and the day before, yet today was even warmer, with a humid afternoon-long daytime high of 88° under searing sunlight at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought sunshine, gusty-windy warming air, and a much warmer than expected and much warmer that forecasted afternoon-long daytime high of 90° for the first time this year at my South Tampa location today…all the while, despite the week-long forecast of rainfall for today by the area meteorologists, there’s nothing coming down except searing sunlight. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, slow warming breezy air, and an eventual daytime high of 85° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant cool overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought beams of fast warming sunshine, calm air, and an eventual much warmer than expected and much warmer than forecasted afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today…with every indication that global warming is increasing. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought sunshine and rapid warming air and an afternoon-long warmer than expected and warmer than forecasted daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the local TV meteorologists in denial are reporting that the daytime temperatures are still in the 80’s. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M After a rain cooled overnight low of 69°, daybreak brought bright sunshine and clearing skies, calm rapid warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location again today…evidence that global warming is here with vengeance. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought bright sunshine and clearing skies, calm rapid warming air, and an eventual much warmer than expected daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location again today…with no heat relief in the forecast. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought sunshine, calm-warming air, and an eventual warmer than expected and warmer than forecasted afternoon-long daytime high of 92° at my South Tampa location today. Within the brick, mortar, and asphalt metropolitan Tampa Bay areas, this summer-like heat is already becoming annoying. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 70°, the early morning weather girl said it was going to get hot today…and she wasn’t kidding…evidenced with an afternoon-long searing daytime high of 96° in the shade at my South Tampa location today….all the while the forecast for tomorrow is even more oppressive. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
4/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought milky white skies, calm warming air, and the look of uncertainty, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 90° today and relief from yesterdays oppressive heat at my South Tampa location. Weather note: The April mean temperature at my location was 75.85° (85.3° daytime high & 66.4° overnight low) and the total rainfall for April at my location was 4.82”. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a not so cool overnight low of 72°, daybreak on the first day of May brought clear skies and rapid warming air, and an eventual much too warm afternoon-long daytime high of 94° and not a sign of any rainfall in sight at my South Tampa location today…even more evidence that global warming is returning with vengeance. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought searing sunshine, calm rapid heating air, and an afternoon-long oppressive daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the TV meteorologists promise us heat relief later this week…..with summer still more than a month away. Whew! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very warm-uncomfortable overnight low of 75° (80° at midnight), daybreak brought searing sunshine, breezy humid rapid warming air, not a clue of any rain activity nearby, and a much warmer than expected and much warmer than forecasted afternoon-long daytime high of 94° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the TV meteorologists believe that heat relief is out there somewhere soon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 68°, daybreak brought the sight & sounds of anticipated stormy weather, with rapid flashes of white hot lightening, and wind blown pounding rainfall, noontime and early afternoon brought lighter rainfall, mid afternoon brought the look of weather clearing, with a total rainfall of 1.71”, and a daytime high of only 72° at my South Tampa location today…all the while anticipated brief cooler weather is finally here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.96 M M M M After a very windy-cool overnight low of 61°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, gusty-windy cool air, and an eventual daytime high of only 81° at my South Tampa location today. Oh the pleasant feeling of springtime temperatures once more! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 62°, daybreak brought sunshine, breezy cool-dry air, and an eventual extremely pleasant…”it doesn’t get better than this”… springtime daytime high of only 78° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant-cool overnight low of 58°, daybreak brought beams of golden sunshine and breezy-cool morning air, noontime brought moderate warming, and early afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today…for what might be nearing the end of “it doesn’t get better than this” springtime weather day this year. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 60°, daybreak brought beams of golden sunshine and cool morning air, noontime brought rapid warming, and early afternoon brought an afternoon-long daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today…for what is now most-likely the end of “it doesn’t get much better than this” for springtime weather this year…here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought sunshine and dry warming air, with an eventual daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the most recent pleasant springtime-like temperatures are gradually disappearing in the distance….with the countdown to autumn 137 days away. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought a mixture of sun & clouds, gradual warming calm air, and an eventual daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today….all the while springtime temperatures gradually fade in the distance....with summer still over a month away. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought more clouds than sun, calm-warming air, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today….all the while springtime temperatures disappear in the distance of days ago. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought overcast skies, breezy rapid warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today….all the while summer-like temperatures have steadily returned with vengeance. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought sunshine, breezy air and rapid warming air, noontime brought searing sunshine and not a clue of potential rainfall anywhere, early afternoon brought much of the same and an afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today…all the while springtime temperatures disappear. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought sunshine and rapid warming air, noontime brought much of the same with not a clue of any rainfall nearby and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant-cooler than expected overnight low of 65°, daybreak brought sunshine and rapid warming breezy air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought sunshine and rapid warming air and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After an overnight low of 73°, daybreak brought the look & sounds of rainstorms on the horizon, with an eventual brief early morning rainfall, noontime brought humid air and overcast skies, mid afternoon brought much of the same and a daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought clearing skies and rapid warming sunshine, noontime brought a mixture of sun & clouds, early afternoon brought more clouds than sun and an eventual daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the earlier prediction of weeklong rainfall suddenly evaporated. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After only some brief cooling rainfall 2 days ago, summer-like heat has returned with vengeance to my South Tampa location today, with an afternoon-long high of 95°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After an uncomfortably warm overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought searing sunshine, rapid warming air, and the sense it was going to be a very warm day, noontime brought a sudden unexpected windblown rainstorm at about the time the daytime temperature had already reached 92°, and the sudden rainstorm lowered the noontime high of 92° all the way down to 74° within minutes, mid afternoon brought back the return of sunshine and summerlike temperatures at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought sunshine, gradual warming air, and the sense it wasn’t going to be too warm today, noontime brought much of the same, mid afternoon brought back the return of summer-like temperatures with a daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warmer than expected overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought searing sunshine, gusty-breezy warming air, and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today, all the while the local TV meteorologists claimed a cold front and dry comfortable air was what we are experiencing today. It might be cooler at 75,000 feet, but there wasn’t any cold air down here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought golden sunshine, gradual warming breezy air, and an eventual brief daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today….for what is a typical late springtime day in these parts of Florida. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an unusually pleasant unexpected overnight low of 66° that’s scare for this late in May, daybreak brought clear skies and beams of golden sunshine on the horizon, calm-warming air, noontime and early afternoon brought an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today….all the while there isn’t a clue of any rainclouds nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought sunshine and rapid warming air, noontime brought blazing sunshine, and early afternoon brought searing heat that produced a daytime high of 97° at my South Tampa location today…all the while official summer is still weeks away. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought sunshine, gradual warming air and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today…all the while our chances for rainfall continue to diminish, no thanks to a tropical disturbance out in the Atlantic Ocean south/east of Florida…so say the local TV meteorologists. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 70°, daybreak brought sunshine, gradual warming air and an eventual afternoon-long daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today…all the while our chances for rainfall continue to diminish, while a tropical disturbance out in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida continues to cause concern. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought golden beams of sunshine and rapid warming air, noontime brought searing sunlight, and early afternoon brought an eventual daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today…all the while there is little evidence of rainfall in the future forecast. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought searing beams of sunshine and rapid warming air, noontime brought brief sounds of thunder on the horizon, and early afternoon brought an eventual daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today…all the while there is little evidence of rainfall nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, rapid warming sunshine, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 94° at my South Tampa location today…a prelude of the summer ahead….all the while there isn’t a clue of any potential rainfall today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought bright sunshine, calm-rapid warming air, and an afternoon-long daytime high of 94° at my South Tampa location…all the while thunder in the distance became a teasing sound during the late afternoon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought searing sunshine, calm-rapid warming air, and an uncomfortable afternoon-long daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the absence of rainfall radiates the daytime heat off the asphalt & brick in my suburban area. Hey folks, it’s hot out there, and it’s not even summer yet! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, calm-gradual warming air, and felt like it might be a cooler day, noontime brought searing sunlight and rapid warming air, early afternoon brought back reality with an afternoon-long daytime high of 96° and not a hint of rainfall anywhere at my South Tampa location today…all the while the local TV meteorologists are abuzz with tropical weather south in the tropics. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an uncomfortable overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought clear skies and the look and feel that today was going to be an unusually warm day, noontime confirmed that feeling with searing sunshine and oppressive warming heat, mid afternoon brought an unbelievable (in the shade) cruel daytime high of 99° at my South Tampa location today...without a clue of any rainfall nearby. So it will be believable, I recorded the temperature on camera. Now the question should be asked, and remember its not even summertime yet; “Is mankind prepared for these oppressive temperatures?” Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler°
6/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After an uncomfortable humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought clear skies and the sense that today wouldn’t be as hot as yesterday, noontime dispelled that thought with searing sunlight and rapid warming air, and early afternoon brought an afternoon-long daytime high of 97° (in the shade) at my South Tampa location today….with not a clue of any rainfall anywhere nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M After a storm electrical outage and rain-cooled overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought the look of normal with clear skies and gradual warming, masking what is actually the possibility of tropical weather heading this way, noontime brought sudden dark clouds moving from the south/west and a brief daytime high of 92°, early afternoon brought a sudden hammering rainfall at my South Tampa location today, with more evidence that something unpleasant is taking place out in the Gulf of Mexico. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M After a night-long cooled storm rainfall overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought a sudden unexpected lull in the tropical storm rainfall, early morning (8 AM) brought light sprinkles and calm air, and from this point on there is nothing but uncertainty and lots of weather warnings to rely on. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 4.96 M M M M Tropical storm weather intensified overnight, with pounding storm rainfall and powerful gusty-howling winds that wouldn’t end, daybreak brought stronger intermittent pounding rainfalls that have already created extensive yard and street flooding, early morning (8AM) brought a brief lull, yet 15 minutes later all of the above returned with vengeance at my South Tampa location today….all the while there is little encouragement that this storm weather event will end anytime soon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M After an overdue peaceful & quiet night absent of any stormy weather and the sky filled with twinkling starlight, daybreak finally brought the look of promise, with clear skies, gradual warming, and a little breeze in the air, noontime brought much of the same, late afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 90° and sudden dark clouds and the sense and sounds of storm rainfall weather nearby at my South Tampa location today…all the while the aftereffects of this weeks tropical storm weather remain with me. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a peacefully night of calm air, twinkling starlight and an overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with a mixture of puffy white and dark gray clouds and a little sunlight, noontime brought some expected light rainfall and gradual warming, mid afternoon brought more of the same and a brief daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location…all the while the future weather forecast is full of uncertainties right now. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought some unexpected intermittent rainfall, noontime & early afternoon brought much of the same, mid afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 89° and the look of uncertainty all the while dark clouds and the sounds of thunder continued to rotate with puffy white clouds throughout the day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M After a humid overnight low of 77° that felt more like 85°, daybreak brought partly cloudy skies, noontime brought rotating intermittent puffy white and dark storm clouds, mid afternoon brought the look and sound of uncertainty with the sounds of thunder in the distance and a brief daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M After a humid overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought partly cloudy skies, noontime brought a sense that rainfall might not be far away, early afternoon brought the look and sound of uncertainty with the sounds of thunder in the distance and a brief daytime high of 90°, mid afternoon finally brought a sudden pounding downpour at my South Tampa location today that cooled the outside temperature back down to 77° briefly…..weather that is still a reminder of last weekends tropical storm. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.97 M M M M It’s a very warm-humid day here in the Tampa Bay area today, with the temperature already at 81° at 7AM this morning at my South Tampa location, with more of the same in the forecast for at least the next 104 days and nights…when autumn finally returns. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After a warmer than expected humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought clear skies and rapid warming, early afternoon brought searing sunshine and an annoying afternoon-long daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M After another uncomfortable humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought a brief rain shower; followed with what looked and felt like would be another scorcher of a day, mid morning felt even warmer, noontime brought searing heat, early afternoon brought a sudden unexpected relief of cloud cover that lowered the outside temperature down below ninety degrees, mid afternoon brought a daytime high of 91° and a continuation of intermittent cloud cover at my South Tampa location today….all the while local meteorologists attempt to spin this weather in a positive mode. Reality? It’s hot out there! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After another warm-humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look & feel of summertime, with rapid warming blazing sunshine, mid morning brought much of the same, noontime brought the look of relief…with dark clouds, some intermittent rainfall and relief from the heat, mid afternoon brought more of the same and a brief daytime high of 92° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M After a steamy overnight low of 81°, daybreak brought searing sunlight and rapid warming air, noontime brought a brief cloud cover that never amounted to anything other than a break in the daytime heating, early afternoon brought a return of the searing sunlight and an afternoon-long daytime high of 92° and an absence of what was previously forecasted to be an increase in the chances of rainfall for today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After an overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought searing sunlight and rapid warming air, noontime brought a brief cloud cover that produced a brief rainfall, early afternoon brought a return of the searing sunlight and an afternoon-long daytime high of 94° today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, with dark gray clouds to the east and a white cloud cover to the west, noontime brought clearing skies and rapid warming, late afternoon brought a daytime high of 90°…followed with a brief rainfall at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought clear skies, windy air, and slow warming, noontime brought an overcast cloud cover that held the daytime temperature down, mid afternoon brought a mixture of sun and clouds, breezy air, and a daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today…all the while the official start of summer will take place today around dinnertime. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/21/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a very pleasant spring-like overnight low of 71°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, gradual warming, and calm day air, early afternoon brought more of the same and a daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today….on this the first full day of summer, with 93 more days to follow. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, gradual warming, and breezy day air, early afternoon brought more of the same and a daytime high of 92° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought clear skies, rapid warming sunshine, humid air, and the sense that this might be a very warm day, noontime brought searing sunlight and a sense that today would be a scorcher, and mid afternoon confirmed all of the above when it brought an uncomfortable afternoon-long daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today....without a clue of any rainfall nearby. On days like this, the whirling of A/C and patches of shade are priceless. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After another warm-humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought clear skies, rapid warming sunshine, 63% humid air, and the sense that this was going to be another scorcher of a day, noontime brought searing sunlight and a sense that it was already a scorcher, and mid afternoon confirmed all of the above when it brought an extremely uncomfortable afternoon-long daytime high of 94°, with a heat index of 113° at my South Tampa location today....without a clue of any rainfall nearby…all the while more of the same is in this weekends forecast. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After an uncomfortable warm-humid (65% humidity) overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look and feel of another scorcher of a day, noontime brought more of the same with rapid warming heat, mid afternoon brought searing sunlight and a daytime high of 95° and a heat index of 119° that’s in the sunstroke range, late afternoon was just as hot, all the while the sounds of thunder began rumbling in the far distance at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
6/26/2016 7:00 AM M 0.0 M M M After a humid overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look & feel of yet another scorcher of a day, noontime brought much of the same, early afternoon brought a searing daytime high of 96°, with the humidity at 65% that put us in the 120° heat index and heat stroke area, mid afternoon brought the sudden sounds of thunder and an eventual welcomed rainfall down pour that brought the temperature down to 77°…..at least temporary….at my South Tampa location today….with 88 days of summer remaining until the first day of Autumn. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ {EDIT: Observer reported 0.00 but indicated a storm in the notes. 0.00 might be a typo. Changed report of 0.00 to NA until observer can verify measurement. Submission Time Before EDIT: 6/26/2016 4:34 PM -DNT}
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M After a rain-cooled pleasant overnight low of 72°, daybreak brought the look of a pleasant morning, noontime brought the sense and feeling of what would become a very warm day, early afternoon brought a searing afternoon-long daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location…with no evidence of any rainfall weather nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a humid-warm overnight low of 76° that followed a midnight 83°, daybreak brought back the look and feel of another hot-muggy day, early afternoon brought more of the same and an afternoon-long daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today…without a hint of any rainfall anywhere nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another hot-muggy day, with an afternoon-long daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today…without a clue of any rainfall anywhere nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another hot day at my South Tampa location today, with an afternoon-long daytime high of 94°, all the while the teasing sounds of summer storms are echoing all around in the distance but not a drop of rainfall over me. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M After another humid overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought humid muggy air and rapid warming heat, breakfast time brought a sudden unexpected brief rain shower, noontime brought more humid muggy heat, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 93°, mid afternoon brought sudden intermittent cloud cover and the look of uncertainty at my South Tampa location today. Weather note: The month of June ended with a mean temperature of 84.1° (Daytime 91.9°, overnight 76.3°) and total rainfall of 10.57” at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought more clouds than sunshine, rapid warming air, and the sense that this was going to be another scorcher of a day, noontime brought the look of rainclouds on the horizon, early afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 90°, followed with sudden rainfall that lowered the remainder of the daytime temperature at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty with a gray overcast sky and humid warming, noontime brought more of the same, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 93° all the while gray overcast lingered on at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/4/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a very warm-humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought clear blue skies, rapid warming, and the sense that today might be more than just a little warmer outside, noontime brought searing sunlight that burned the skin, and mid afternoon brought what felt like being in an oven outside with the temperature reaching an all time record of 100°, with a heat index of 120°, for more than an hour at my South Tampa location today…something I’ve never witnessed in the 59 years I’ve been here. For the naysayers, I’ve recorded this on camera for all to see. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very warm-humid uncomfortable overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought the look, sense and feel that today was going to be another scorcher much like yesterday, noontime confirmed that sense with the temperature already climbing past 90°, and early afternoon brought a torturing daytime high temperature of 99°, with a heat index of 120°, that lasted for more than 2½ hours at my South Tampa location today…all the while the NWS and local TV meteorologists continue to forecast the daytime highs well below what we’re actually experiencing right now in urban Tampa. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very uncomfortable warm-humid overnight low of 81°, daybreak brought the look and feel of possible Death Valley weather, noontime brought clarification of the same, with searing summer heat & with the temperature already at 94°, early afternoon produced a scorcher of a day with 98° and a heat index of 125° at 2PM and still rising at the time of this report at my South Tampa location today…..all the while the NWS and the local TV meteorologists continue to forecast lower heat levels, and in the next breath comment how hot its been……? How hot is it right now? It’s too hot! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After yet another very uncomfortable warm-humid overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought the look and feel of a slightly milder morning, mid morning began to warm rapidly, noontime saw the temperature already at what turned out to be today’s brief daytime high of 94°…all the while a sudden unexpected cloud cover streamed in overhead, early afternoon brought the sounds of thunder in the distance, all the while the temperature gradually dropped down to 87° and stayed that way all the way through mid afternoon and remains that way at the time of this report at my South Tampa location today. Hallelujah! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a “finally” overnight low below 80° degrees, daybreak brought the sense and feel of uncertainty, with a mixture of sun & clouds, mild pleasant 78° air, and slow warming, late morning brought accelerated warming, noontime brought another “halleluiah” cloud cover that lowered the temperature back down into the 80’s for almost 3 hours, mid afternoon and at the time of this report the welcomed cloud cover began to disburse and searing oppressive heat returned at my South Tampa location, producing 96° heat and a feels like temperature of 120° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look and feel that today was going to be a scorcher again, mid morning brought rapid warming, and noontime confirmed my suspicions when the temperature was already up to 94°, early afternoon brought no reprieve, and mid afternoon was all the scorcher I thought it would be, with a daytime high of 98°…and still climbing….at my South Tampa location today….with not a clue of any rainfall anywhere around. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Midnight saw the temperature still at 88°, predawn Sunday brought a very warm-humid overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought back the look and feel of what could be another hot scorcher of a day, noontime confirmed those feelings with searing sunshine and hot-humid air, and mid afternoon brought a searing daytime high of 97° to my South Tampa location, without a clue of any rainfall anywhere nearby….all the while there’s no reprieve in sight for this oppressive heat. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a steamy-humid overnight low of 81°, daybreak brought little doubt that today was going to be yet another hot scorcher of a day, noontime confirmed that feeling, and mid afternoon (3 PM EDT) saw a searing heat temperature of 98° at my South Tampa location…all the while the temperature is still rising! Weather note: Don’t think it’s hot? The average daytime high at my location for July so far is 96°, and the mean temperature for the first 11 days of July is 87.55°. Factor in the Heat Index, and you figure it out for yourself. It’s HOT out there folks and it feels even hotter! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 1.32 M M M M After an unusually cooler-pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought the look of what could be another hot day, yet the feel of slightly less warming air, noontime brought a return of searing sunshine and rapid warming air, mid afternoon brought another warmer than forecasted daytime high of 97° that’s still rising at my South Tampa location today, with no evidence of rainfall nearby anytime soon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought the look & feel of what could be yet another hot day, noontime confirmed that feeling, and mid afternoon brought yet another hot yet endurable daytime high of 95° and still climbing at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought the look & feel that today was going to be another hot day, noontime confirmed those observations, and mid afternoon brought a searing daytime high of 97° to my South Tampa location…with the temperature still rising. Weather note: With what we once knew as welcomed tropical summer showers during the late afternoon that broke the daily heat, today those showers have been replaced with destructive rainstorms that we are now warned of. Reported by veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another warm-humid overnight low of 79° and another too hot-hot afternoon-long daytime high of 97° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Much like yesterday and all the other yesterdays this month, the overnight temperature continues to be warm & humid and the daytime temperatures continue to be sweltering, with an oppressive daytime high of 96° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Just like yesterday and most all of the other yesterdays this month, the overnight temperature continues to be warm & humid and the daytime temperatures continue to be sweltering, with an oppressive daytime high of 97° again at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Hot, humid, and stormy! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a warm-humid over night low of 79°, daybreak brought the look of summer-time, with bright sunshine, rapid warming air, and the sense that this would be another hot searing day, noontime confirmed that feeling, and early afternoon brought a daytime hot of 94°, and mid afternoon brought a sudden unexpected brief thunder & lightening rain storm that took the edge off the heat to my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Another hot day at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M A hot-hot daytime high of 95° and still rising at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
7/22/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After another warm-humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look of what most likely would be another scorcher of a day, noontime confirmed that suspicion, and early afternoon brought an afternoon-long searing daytime high of 96° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought what looked like would be another hot summer day, noontime brought gradual warming, and mid afternoon brought a pleasant surprise daytime high of only 89° at my South Tampa location today….the first time this summer since 06/20 that the daytime temperature didn’t surpass ninety degrees. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the usual much too warm summer-like weather to my South Tampa location again today….all the while the first day of autumn is still 60 long days away. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought back the summer heat to my South Tampa location today, yet not as hot as what it has been earlier this month, with the most recent afternoon and early evening rainfalls creating great relief. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought back the look, feel, and sense that today was going to be another warmer than usual summer day, noontime confirmed that feeling, and at the time of this report (1:47 PM EDT) the daytime temper was already 93° and still climbing at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After an unbelievable too warm & humid 85° at midnight and overnight low hours later of 80°, daybreak brought the look & feel of what might become a very uncomfortable summer day, noontime confirmed that feeling with searing sunlight and calm hot humid air, and mid-afternoon saw 98° and still rising at the time of this report (3:04 PM EDT) at my South Tampa location today….all the while more of the same is in the 5 day future forecast….so say the local Tampa Bay TV meteorologists. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/28/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After yet another warm-humid overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought back the sense & feel of more oppressive global warming heat, noontime saw the temperature already at 93°, and mid-afternoon saw the temperature at 97.9° and still rising at my South Tampa location today, with not a clue of any rainfall nearby….all the while the local Tampa Bay TV meteorologists continue to describe this as a beautiful beach weather day. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/29/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After an extreme warmer than usual midnight temperature of 85° and an uncomfortable warm-humid overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought rapid warming and the look of uncertainty, mid-morning brought a sudden unexpected rain downpour that put the brakes on the rising morning temperature, noontime brought back warming humid heat, and early afternoon brought more uncertainty with a current 85° temperature @ 2:24 PM EDT and still rising at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 1.85 M M M M After a rain-cooled overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty and rain-clouds on the horizon, mid-morning brought scattered cooling showers, noontime brought much of the same, and mid-afternoon brought mostly cloudy skies and a daytime high of only 90° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look of uncertainty, mid-morning brought the look and sense that today could be a return to scorching heat, noontime confirmed that sense, and mid-afternoon brought back oppressive heat and a daytime high of 97° at my South Tampa location today, with no evidence of any rainfall nearby today. Weather note: The norm temperature for the month of July at my location was 86.6°, with the average daytime temperature at 95.3° and the average overnight low at 77.9°, making this July the warmest month since I began keeping records 36 years ago. And you’ll most likely hear much the same from the NWS soon. For me, Climate Weather Change is real. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M After a pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 75°, daybreak brought the look and feel of summer weather, noontime brought gradual warming, and mid-afternoon brought a not too hot daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warm-humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look and feel of hot summer weather, noontime brought rapid warming, and mid-afternoon brought a too hot daytime high of 97° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look and feel of milder summer weather, noontime brought slow warming, and mid-afternoon brought a manageable daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Today brings welcomed cooling rainfall and weather uncertainty to my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.14 M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the look and feel of milder summer weather, noontime brought slow warming, early-afternoon brought a brief daytime high of 92°, mid afternoon brought the look of weather uncertainty, with sudden overcast skies and lower temperature at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the look and feel of uncertainty with gray overcast skies, calm warm air and that sense you get that something unusual could be brewing not far away, noontime and midafternoon brought much of the same, with a daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today….all the while a radar vision of the Gulf of Mexico reveals unusual storm weather north/west of here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M After a humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought back the look and feel of uncertainty, with gray overcast skies, intermittent rainfall, calm warm humid air and a sense you get that something unusual could be brewing not far away, at my South Tampa location today….all the while a radar view of the Gulf of Mexico reveals unusual storm weather very close nearby west and north/west of the Tampa Bay area that will cause a lot of weather concern today. It’s not a pretty picture day out there today, folks. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M It’s not a pretty day at my South Tampa location today, with pounding rejuvenated rainstorms, yard and street flooding that could be best described as much more than normal and very annoying & unsafe, with not a clue of when this rainstorm weather will end, evidenced by the huge storm clouds west of here in the Gulf of Mexico that continue moving this way….at a time when we don’t need this much rainfall. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 3.76 M M M M Another rain-soaked not so pretty day at my South Tampa location today, with slow moving pounding rejuvenated rainstorms, yard and street flooding that could be best described as annoying & unsafe, with not a lot of positive evidence of when this rain soaking weather will end, evidenced by the continued rain bands still in the Gulf of Mexico that continue moving this way….all at a time when we don’t need this much rainfall all at once. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M After a pleasant rain cooled overnight low of 76°, daybreak finally brought back the look, sense & feel of typical summer-like weather, with clear blue skies, rapid warming air, and an eventual early afternoon daytime high of 92°, with no evidence of any potential rain nearby….at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M It is a pleasant yet quite warm day in Tampa today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Another hot summer day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Its a too hot day again at my South Tampa location today. The early evening sprinkles aren't enough to bring the temperature down. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a humid overnight low of 79°, sunrise at 7:00 AM EDT brought the look of uncertainty, noontime brought the look of rainclouds on the far horizon, early afternoon brought a daytime high of 93° and the look of more weather uncertainty at my South Tampa location today….all the while weather is becoming more & more uncertain as global warming increases. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M After a warm humid overnight low of 79°, daybreak brought the look of summer weather, noontime brought rapid warming, mid-afternoon brought a searing hot-hot daytime high of 98° and the temperature is still rising at my South Tampa location today….all the while air temperature is becoming more & more hot and uncomfortable as global warming increases. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a warm humid overnight low of 80°, daybreak brought the look & feel of another hot summer day, mid-morning brought rapid warming, mid-afternoon brought another searing hot-hot daytime high of 98°, late afternoon brought a sudden welcomed cooling rainfall that brought heat relief at my South Tampa location today….all the while the future 5 day forecast doesn’t bring any relief. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M After a warm humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the look & feel of another hot summer day, mid-morning brought rapid warming, mid-afternoon brought a hot daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the future 5 day forecast brings lots of uncertainty. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is a hot-hot 95° day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M It is a hot-hot 96° day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M It is a steamy hot-hot 95° day at my South Tampa location again today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another steamy hot-hot 96° day at my South Tampa location again today…..all the while it’s nearly impossible to be comfortable outside during what has been a very hot summer every day and night this year. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another steamy hot-hot, this time 98° day at my South Tampa location today…..all the while the local meteorologists continue to ignore the extremely hot weather that’s taking place right now. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a midnight temperature of 85° and an overnight low of 80° at sunrise, daytime brought another steamy hot-hot 99° day to my South Tampa location today…..all the while a local TV meteorologists from WFLA-TV described yesterday’s hot steamy heat as “a tad warm” on his 6PM broadcast last night. Oh the humor of TV weather shows. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Finally, some brief relief from the hot-hot steamy heat at my South Tampa location today, thanks to intermittent cloud cover and rain nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer than the pleasant day of yesterday, yet still bearable at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another steamy hot day at my South Tampa location today, with no evidence of any rain activity nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M After a pleasant breezy overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought the look of normal summer weather with a little feel of coolness in the air, noontime brought rapid warming, and mid afternoon brought a steamy-humid hot daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today…all the while tropical weather disturbances are suddenly appearing all around Florida that cause storm anxiety. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 1.51 M M M M After a breezy overnight low of 77°, daybreak brought the look of normal summer weather, noontime brought rapid warming, and mid afternoon brought a steamy hot daytime high of 92° at my South Tampa location today…all the while tropical weather disturbances south of Florida continue to cause storm anxiety. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Complete weather uncertainty at my South Tampa location today, all the while rainstorm weather from the east and tropical cyclone weather to the southwest out in the Gulf of Mexico continues to bring lots of weather anxiety my way. Reported my Weather Watcher Don Legler
8/30/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 1.94 M M M M Tropical storm conditions that have no ending at the time of this report. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 2.81 M M M M After an unexpected rain free predawn morning, daybreak brought the look and sense of cautious uncertainty…all the while knowing there was a dangerous tropical storm churning though the Gulf of Mexico south west of here, noontime brought more uncertainty yet more hope, early afternoon brought a sudden pounding windblown downpour…a product of the tropical weather, mid afternoon brought more cautious calm and relief at my South Tampa location today….all the while knowing there is going to finally be an end to what has been a very challenging tropical weather threat. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 1.51 M M M M At 4 PM this morning the after effects of Hurricane “H” brought fearsome lightening, gusting pounding storm rainfall, and all the uncertainty that nighttime storms can bring at a time like this to my South Tampa location, late morning brought signs of relief, and mid afternoon brought the look and sense that this most recent unpredictable cyclone weather might hopefully be coming to an end…soon. After 55 years of tropical cyclone near miss experience, this was one of the most unpredictable and challenging cyclone weather events I’ve been through. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Calmer weather has finally returned to my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Another beautiful storm-free day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another beautiful storm-free late summer day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Another cooler pleasant late summer-like morning at my South Tampa location today, free of stormy weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Summer daytime heat is still here.
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a very pleasant overnight low of 74°, daybreak brought back the look and feel of late summer-like weather, with an eventual yet brief daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location today….all the while the annoying storm activity in the tropics have flared up again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer summer-like weather at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A hot 96 degree day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another too hot 95 degree daytime high at my South Tampa location today, with no evidence of any rainfall near-by. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another much warmer than usual day, with the daytime high climbing up to the mid 90's at my South Tampa location again today, all the while sub-tropical weather continues to cause concern south/east of Florida. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M After a very pleasant rain-cooled overnight low of 76°, daybreak brought the look and feel of late summer-like weather and less humid air…all the while weather uncertainty continues while a sub-tropical weather system south-east of Florida is forecasted to dominate my South Tampa location over the next few days. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/14/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M The day-time summer heat continues at my South Tampa location, with sunset being the only relief....all the while the storms in the tropics continue to cause lots of concern. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/15/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a pleasant overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought sunshine, gradual warming, noontime brought searing sunshine and rapid warming…resulting in an eventual daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today…an indication that summer-like heat could be with us for longer than usual this year. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After a humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak again brought sunshine & gradual warming, noontime brought the return of searing sunshine and rapid warming air…resulting in an eventual daytime high of 96° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while the nighttime temperatures remain warm and humid, too. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M After a humid overnight low of 78°, daybreak brought a blueprint of yesterday and the day before, and the day before that, with sunshine & gradual warming, noontime brought the return of searing sunshine and rapid warming air…resulting in an eventual daytime high of 95° at my South Tampa location today…..all the while the nighttime temperatures remain warm and humid. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/18/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Yet another warmer than usual late September day at my South Tampa location today, defying the forecasts of all the local meteorologists’. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M It was a hot 94 degree day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/20/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M A little heat relief today at my South Tampa location, thanks to some brief morning rain-fall. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M At least for one morning and one day, it feels like we're a little closer to Autumn-like weather here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Daybreak brought muggy humid air to my South Tampa area this morning; all the while the officially beginning of autumn will go mostly unnoticed late tonight as summer-like temperatures are forecasted to continue into early next month. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cheers! At least for a moment at daybreak today it actually felt a little like the first full day of autumn at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Warmer than usual autumn weather.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Summer-like heat continues at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another too hot autumn day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Another much warmer than usual early autumn day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yet another too warm 93 degree day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Weather uncertainty prevails as the rain and wind patterns change and tropical weather in the tropics again cause a lot of concern and anxiety at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Weather uncertainty and changing rain patterns continue at my South Tampa location, all the while all eyes are on the tropics right now as anxiety increases. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler



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