| 2026-09-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.22 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to cool it down late yesterday afternoon. |
| 2026-09-20 | 7:00 AM | 1.74 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Yesterdays rainfall occurred after a surprise late afternoon windy-pounding rain-storm struck my location with what seemed like tropical force winds and unending rainfall for more than an hour, producing street flooding and standing rainwater in my yard. Afterwards, the temperature remained much cooler, and the overnight low dropped down to 75°. Today it's still a little milder (89°) compared to yesterdays daytime high of 93°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-19 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a trace, all the while thunder on the right, thunder on the left, scattered dark clouds above...yesterday, but only a trace here at my South Tampa location, and today it's the 94° heat that's getting my attention. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop! Could it be that, like last year, that the rainy season is already over? |
| 2026-09-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop... |
| 2026-09-16 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Only a trace.... |
| 2026-09-15 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Little more than a trace.... |
| 2026-09-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to cool down the evening air..... |
| 2026-09-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain on Friday....and it keeps getting warmer overnight and hotter during the daytime without the rainfall. 96° today! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-09-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not any rainfall here on Thursday, and today doesn't look any better.... |
| 2026-09-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little yesterday..... |
| 2026-09-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-09-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.42 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A brief cooling off rainfall yesterday, then today started at 78° and slowly climbed to 92° during the late morning, and is now down below 90° thanks to overcast skies and nearby rain activity. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not any rain to report for yesterday, all the while today began at 79° with sunshine, and then at noontime sudden rainfall and brief cooling began....at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A brief shower from an isolated raincloud yesterday afternoon, then today began at 80° and slowly climbed up to 95° at 3PM, all the while faraway sounds of thunder continue on and off throughout the day here at my South Tampa location...today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-05 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a trace of rain overnight, then today began at 80° and quickly climbed all the way up to 90° at noon, followed with 96° during the afternoon...when a sudden isolated brief rainfall brought the temperature down briefly at 3PM, then back up when the rain was over, causing a very hot-humid day here at my South Tampa location. As near as we are to Autumn, it sure doesn't feel that at all. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-04 | 7:00 AM | 1.21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Another surprise unexpected rainstorm early yesterday evening, complete with frightening lightening strikes and loud thunder right over my home, then today began with 79° and the temperature slowly climbed all the way up to 96°...despite forecasts by the NWS & TV meteorologists of much lower temps. So who are we to rely on & believe anymore? Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-03 | 7:00 AM | 1.71 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Another surprise pounding rainstorm yesterday evening, then today began at 79° and slowing climbed up to 94°, despite what the NWS & the TV meteorologists forecasted for here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-02 | 7:00 AM | 1.64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | It was a pounding rainstorm that took me by surprise on late Tuesday afternoon and brought beneficial rain to my South Tampa location, then today began at 78° and slowly climbed way up to 95°, past what the NWS & TV meteorologists forecasted...again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-09-01 | 7:00 AM | 1.79 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Yesterday brought the most rainfall in 1 day during the month of August at my location, but yesterdays rainstorm weather was also so freighting, bringing lightening strikes so close they raddled my home and shook my body, followed by thunder that did much the same. All the while today started at 78° and climbed to 96° during the mid afternoon, all the while more rainstorm weather is heading this way again. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-30 | 7:00 AM | 1.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Late yesterday afternoon I experienced a sudden pounding rainfall, complete with strong gusty winds that brought a little fright here at my South Tampa location, all the while today began at 77° and slowly heated up to 96° at 2:56PM...defying all the local forecasts. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rainfall yesterday briefly cooled down the day, today started at 78° and by 2:30PM shot all the way up to 97° here at my South Tampa location, all the while the weather and the weather forecast of the tropics Atlantic basin remains watching. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Light sprinkle on Thursday afternoon. |
| 2026-08-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....yet! |
| 2026-08-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a few drops........ |
| 2026-08-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.17 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cooled the day down a little...yesterday. |
| 2026-08-24 | 7:00 AM | 1.37 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally on Sunday during the daytime and into the evening, a substantial cooling rainfall that kept the outdoors temperature down below 90° and allowed me to keep my A/C off the entire time...at my South Tampa location, where the weather began today at a pleasant 76° thanks to Sundays weather. Today got a little too warm but 2 brief rainfalls have also brought todays temperature down as well. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ where the grass has finally turned green again. |
| 2026-08-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to cool thing down....then just past reporting time came a whole lot more.... |
| 2026-08-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Better than nothing.... |
| 2026-08-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to cause an overcast that brought the temperature down a little. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.39 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some brief cooling rainfall yesterday and overnight, then today began at 89° and topped off briefly at 90° at noontime, while a sudden unexpected cloud cover appeared and a brief light rainfall brought the temperature down to 87° during midday...here at my South Tampa location. All the while the mystery of the future weather continues. Will drought continue? Probably, because the rainy season will be over by the beginning of October, and....if you believe in Global Warming & Climate Change, you know the rest. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop at reporting time, with a day start of 82° humid degrees, with the temperature shooting up to 92° at noontime, all the while there's finally signs of possible rainfall nearby. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop at reporting time, not a drop nearby today, with the day beginning at 81° and shooting all the way up to 99° at 3PM at my South Tampa location today. All the while the NWS is posting 92° at this very same time. 92°?? It hasn't been 92° here in Tampa at my location at mid day all month long. It's sad that the NWS tells lies. The NWS doesn't even provide reliable forecast's anymore. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop yesterday and no signs of rain today, with a day start of 79°, then the temperature shot all the way up to 99° at 3PM....here at my South Tampa location. The heat itself is exhausting right now, and it causes casual outdoor activity here in my neighborhood to cease on days like this. Global Warming & Climate Change are real! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop again yesterday and at this time today, with the day start at 81° briefly, then shooting all the way up to 98° at 3PM today. All the while the local NWS here in Tampa issues yet another "heat advisory" but reports the current temperature is only 92°..?? Doesn't make sense! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, just enough late day rain to cool the overnight air down...yesterday, while today began at 78° and climbed all the way back up to 98° this afternoon today! When will it ever end, not even the TV meteorologists nor the NWS knows. All I know is that "climate change" and especially "global warming" are real.. Reported by veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop on Thursday, all the while the day started at 80° and shot up to 98° during the early afternoon on a "heat advisory" day. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | I say it again, NOT A DROP, with a start at 80° and a sizzling daytime high of 98° during mid afternoon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop again, all the while the day started off at 79° and shot up to 97° during the mid afternoon, creating a NWS heat advisory, & causing a miserable hot day outdoors at my South Tampa location again today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop for the 4th day, with a start of 79° after the temp was 88° at midnight, and todays high shot up to 98° during the mid afternoon....at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran sizzled Weather Watcher Don Legler™ who knows Global Warming when he feels it and knows Climate Change because it's actually happening and has been happening for a long time. |
| 2026-08-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the day started at 80° and shot all the way up to 95° at mid afternoon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, and suddenly all the chances for rainfall have disappeared from the NWS forecast reports, evidence that something unusual is going on somewhere. All the while today started at 78° and now I'm experiencing 95° at 2PM EDT. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.63 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | More beneficial rainfall at reporting time from yesterday and overnight, and the day started at 78° and quickly became warm & very humid, and the afternoon high reached 96° quickly...at my South Tampa location, where Global Warming & Climate Change is real! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.54 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Yesterday afternoon brought a sudden burst of powerful wind followed with a pleasant cooling downpour, today started off at 77° and gradually moved up to 92° at noon-time, then clouds gradually returned and now at 3:38PM EDT rainfall has also returned filling my rain-bucket some more...here at my South Tampa location. While the drought is far from over, the recent months daily rainfall has been very encouraging. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little.... |
| 2026-08-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Left over from yesterday, today began with 78° and topped off at 85° thanks to heavy cloud cover...at my South Tampa location...while very unusual weather continues. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-04 | 7:00 AM | 1.94 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | And oh did it rain like not before this year, finally. |
| 2026-08-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.91 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Another day of beneficial rainfall at my South Tampa location, with a day start of 77° and an afternoon high of only 84°. These aren't usual summer rainfalls and temperatures, and the rain isn't arriving at what once was the usual time for rainfall during the summer rainy-season....another evidence of climate change, but at least for now we need every rainfall we can get to get us out of the current drought. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.74 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some substantial-beneficial rainfall at my South Tampa location...what we should have been getting during a normal rainy season. Also a day start at 75° and a daytime high of only 85° today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-08-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop...after lots of anticipation because of the TV & NWS meteorologists forecasts... |
| 2026-07-31 | 7:00 AM | 1.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some substantial rainfall here at my South Tampa location yesterday afternoon. Today, the start was 80° and the afternoon high only reached 89°, thanks to a lot of cloud-cover. Reported by energized Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Barely..... |
| 2026-07-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little.... |
| 2026-07-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to cool things down.... |
| 2026-07-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.31 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cooling rainfall after a too warm 95° day.... |
| 2026-07-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.34 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cooling rainfall overnight, 77° morning start-up, followed by a toasty 94° day today! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the temperature has shot up to 101° at my South Tampa location today! Reported by heat fatigued Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.37 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rainfall yesterday and overnight, day-start at 77°, afternoon flaming daytime high of 97° and back once more to evidence of "global warming" here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little yesterday, and today began with 80° and shot up to 97° during the afternoon, with no evidence of any rain nearby. Reported by heat wilted Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.58 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Most of the rainfall took place yesterday, with a little overnight, and since daybreak (81°) it's been sunny & dry, with a daytime high reaching 96° here at my South Tampa location today, causing me more heat anxiety. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.38 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Yesterdays rain ended near sunset, today the sun is bright and the temperature is already soaring towards the 90's, all the while I continue to monitor the tropical weather in the Gulf of Mexico near here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.07 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Light rain during the night, day started at 78° and suddenly shot up to 96° during the early afternoon, then sudden clouds and sudden rainfall brought things back down...at my South Tampa location today. Reported by weather fatigued Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.33 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | This reported rainfall took place yesterday, and now today I've experienced nothing but very light on & off again sprinkles through the morning and afternoon, with some gusty-breezy air in the morning and light breezes throughout the afternoon, with a daytime high of only 83°, after an overnight low of 77° here at my South Tampa location. All the while this current weather is like no other during this summer season, unless there were "tropical storm like conditions" involved. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.34 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | This reported rainfall took place Thursday morning at apx 9AM EDT. Today it's been raining since apx noon. All the while I'm very concerned about what is powering this current storm event, because this is NOT a normal summer rain weather event. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop before reporting time, then a surprise sudden rainfall at 9AM that lasted till 9:45AM, followed with a daytime high of only 91°, all the while all sorts of threatening weather conditions are forecasted over Florida during the next 5 days! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime temperature shot up to 97° today.... |
| 2026-07-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.32 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-07-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | After a cooling rainfall late last night, daytime today has again become way too warm, with a daytime high of 96º here at my South Tampa location today, with summer heat that's exhausting me. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while todays outdoor temperature shot all the way up to 99° at my South Tampa location today. All the while this month has already been 3 degrees warmer than July of last year. Evidence that "global warming" & "climate change" are real. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.86 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Beneficial rainfall yesterday after a sudden unexpected terrible early evening windstorm of tropical storm force strength winds and pounding rainfall that brought fury & fright to my South Tampa location for more than an hour, with all the elements of hurricane-like weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, with the temperature starting off at 81° at daybreak and slowly shooting up to a sizzling 100º during the mid afternoon at my South Tampa location for the second day in a row. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while "the heat is on" with a morning start of 80°, followed by a sweltering daytime high of 100º at my South Tampa location today! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, and now the HEAT is back on and could last for more than a few days & nights at my South Tampa location, so says the NWS. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.61 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | More cooling beneficial rainfall....at my South Tampa location late yesterday, and now today there's a pleasant cooling cloud cover lowering the temperature down to 86° after an earlier daytime high of 95°. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.56 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, got some pleasant cooling rainfall overnight... |
| 2026-07-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little sometime before reporting time.... |
| 2026-07-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little.... |
| 2026-07-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....yesterday, all the while the day today started off at 80° and the early afternoon rose to 93°, then a cloud cover and surprise mid-day sprinkle brought back heat relief once more at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.61 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Cooling soaking rainfall during the afternoon yesterday, today the start began with 79° and the afternoon daytime high reached 97°, without any signs of rainfall nearby just yet. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-07-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Beginning to feel a little more like the heat dome and heat wave is finally over for a while, with a pleasant overnight low of 76º at my location. |
| 2026-06-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.44 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | And again, some rainfall, all the while there appears to be a return of summer rain. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | |
| 2026-06-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.36 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, late last night, some cooling rainfall, then 75° at dawn this morning, and an eventual 97° daytime high this afternoon at my South Tampa location, where my lawn turned briefly green overnight. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while it's the temperatures that are getting all the attention now, starting with 81° at daybreak, and then a blistering daytime high of 101º at 3PM at my South Tampa reporting location. All the while the lack of rainfall and the extreme drought here is turning my landscape into the look of a desert. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, with 78° at day-start and an eventual toasty daytime high of 99° at my South Tampa location, where only the cactus can grow due to the extreme drought. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daytime high shot up to 99° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ where the cactus are growing now. |
| 2026-06-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall since early this month, with a daytime start of 82° and a horrible daytime high of 98° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, with a daylight start of 79° and now at 3PM the daytime temperature has shot all the up to 100° for the second day in a row here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ where the cactus grow. |
| 2026-06-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daytime high hit a blazing 100º at my South Tampa location today! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the morning temperature shot up to 85° at 9AM, and the afternoon temperature shot up even higher to 97° at 3PM today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the brutal daytime (99°) AND nighttime (84°) heat is making life miserable here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall as drought continues, followed with a morning start of 82°, and an eventual daytime high of 99° during mid afternoon at my South Tampa location. All the while Tampa is under it's second day of "heat advisories" today. Reported by heat stressed Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daybreak temperature was 80°, mid morning the temperature was already up to 91°, and the afternoon temperature shot all the way up to 98°....here at my South Tampa location. All the symptoms of Global Warming & Climate Change that Al Gore warned us about years ago, yet those who could do something to prevent it early on did little, and now those who are still able are doing nothing at all, all the while we're now at the point of no-return. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daytime high temperature continues to shoot up into the high 90's (98° today) here at my South Tampa location. Reported by heat stressed Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, with the morning starting at 79°, all the while the daytime temperature shot up to 91° during the morning, and all the way up to 97° during the afternoon at my South Tampa location today. Reported by heat stressed Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daytime high shot up to 98° at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall at reporting time, all the while the overnight low was a "too warm" 80°, at 10AM it was already up to 87° and the afternoon daytime high shot all the way up to 96° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-13 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a trace of rainfall, all the while the daytime temperature shot up to 97° at my location today. Reported by heat exhausted Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Little more than a trace during the evening yesterday.....all the while the daytime high shot up to 97° here today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while the daytime temperature shot all the way up to 94° at my location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain.... |
| 2026-06-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while the daytime high temperature mysteriously rose to only 91° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while the actual daytime temperature shot all the way up to 98° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime high temperature jumped up to 95° at my location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Again, not a drop of rainfall, and like an echo in the room, all the while todays temperature shot up to 94° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, all the while the daytime high temperature shot up to 93° today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop..... |
| 2026-06-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | All that hype about potential overnight rainfall, and this is all I got.... |
| 2026-06-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not even a drop nor trace of rain, all the while the daytime high temperatures are exceeding even that of what the NWS is forecasting for more than a month, evidence that there is such a thing as global warming & climate change.... Proof? May this year was nearly 2 degrees warmer than May of last year. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-06-01 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a hint of rainfall.... |
| 2026-05-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to dampen the ground and cool the air. |
| 2026-05-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop for Friday..... |
| 2026-05-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.91 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some measurable soaking rainfall..... |
| 2026-05-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little more than a few drops of rainfall.... |
| 2026-05-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.71 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, and for once it was more than just a few drops of rainfall, and it took place overnight giving it a chance to soak in and not evaporate...here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a very brief cloud burst..... |
| 2026-05-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, and the heat is on! |
| 2026-05-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.51 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally..... |
| 2026-05-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop..... |
| 2026-05-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Very brief sprinkle at midnight...... |
| 2026-05-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop...all the while the daytime high went up to 96° again today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ where the heat is already becoming unbearable. |
| 2026-05-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Dark skies all around briefly yesterday, but not a drop..... |
| 2026-05-19 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Nothing but a very brief "trace" of rainfall..... |
| 2026-05-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Nothing but a tease, with little more than a lot of quick raindrops.... |
| 2026-05-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Despite what all the TV meteorologists forecasted, not a drop here at my South Tampa location....before nor after reporting time today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime temperature at my South Tampa location reached up to 95° this afternoon. All the while some of the local TV meteorologists claim that the rainy season will begin this weekend, but I seriously doubt what they say. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop..... |
| 2026-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....all the while the daytime temperature reached up to 91° here at my South Tampa location today. No thanks to the critical drought we're experiencing all over Florida right now, it's beginning to feel & look like "death valley" out there. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Nothing more than more than a few drops.... |
| 2026-05-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop at reporting time, all the while there appears to be some rainfall activity north of here |
| 2026-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 94° |
| 2026-05-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough to green my grass until the 93° heat returned later during the day. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an abrupt daytime high of 94° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 93° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a rapid daytime high of 91° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while the daytime high temp topped off at 92° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler?™ |
| 2026-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime temperature climbed to 89° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Rain's over, not a drop! |
| 2026-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.71 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, but it didn't last long and it wasn't much, all the while it also knocked out the electricity of over 3,000 TECO customers, and more than a 1,000 are still without power today. And it was only a rain storm. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop before reporting time, followed with a daytime high of 87°, and then at 4PM the forecasted rainfall slowly began at my South Tampa location, and it's bringing way overdue rainfall for a while, Unfortunately it's not lasting long enough to make much of a difference for the current drought we're experiencing right now. But it's a start! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-05-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Temperature topped off at 91° again today, without any rainfall, at my South Tampa location. Reported by legendary Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while it was a 73°/91° here at my South Tampa location today. All the while preparing for what might be very active storm conditions this weekend. So say the local TV meteorologists. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, followed with 72°/92° at my South Tampa location today. It feels as though summer has already arrived. All the while evidence of Global Warming & Climate Change is real. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain, all the while my day was a 67°/91° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not even a trace this time, all the while the day has been a summerlike 71°/93° here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-26 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A "trace" of something, after an overnight low of 70°, followed with a day of sudden heat, with a daytime high of 88° all afternoon long. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-04-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the temperature today went from a pleasant overnight low of 67° all the way up to a miserable daytime high of 91° here at my South Tampa reporting station. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with 66°/87° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a 66°/86° too warm day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while it's still windy and it was another 65°/84° day here at my South Tampa location. Nearly what it was during April 2025. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while I experienced a 66°/85° windy day at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-04-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | It's been an 85°/66° day without rainfall here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by legendary Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....all the while the daytime high today of 85° was a relief of the recent summer-like temperatures here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a pleasant overnight low of 66°, all the while the daytime temperature eventually climbed to 91° at my South Tampa location again today, Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an overnight low of 66°, and then a swift daytime high of 90° that feels like summertime at my South Tampa location today. Evidence that Climate Change is real! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | None |
| 2026-04-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, with a daytime high of 87° at my South Tampa location today, all the while the future forecast is a mixture of uncertainty....as a result of Climate Change. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, with another daytime high of 86° that feels like 90° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime high of 86° felt like 90° today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime high reached up to 86° here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop.... |
| 2026-04-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a little..... |
| 2026-04-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....all the while the weather remains windy and cool, with 65°/80° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | More than a few drops but not enough to get us out of the drought conditions at my South Tampa location, all the while the overnight low was 65° and the eventual daytime high reached 79°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, just before reporting time, some encouraging rainfall, followed with an overnight low of 62° and an eventual pleasant daytime high of only 72° at my South Tampa location. Finally, with a little wind, a little rain, and pleasantly cool temperatures, some pleasant truly "spring-time like" April weather! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of anything, followed with an overnight low of 68° and another too warm-to humid daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an overnight low of 70° and an eventual daytime "too warm" high of 90° that prevented the bunnies from showing up on this Easter Sunday here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ with my feline friend Miss Kittie overseeing what I'm doing. |
| 2026-04-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Little more than a trace of rain that dampened the ground briefly late yesterday afternoon, followed with an overnight low of 70° at sunrise and a way too warm daytime high of 90° (first for this year at my location) this afternoon...at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | After more than a couple brief light rainfalls, Good Friday morning saw an overnight low of 70°, followed with an eventual too warm daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-04-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | After an overnight low of 67°, not a drop of rainfall, followed with a too warm daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today. It's not "just as if" it's getting warmer year after year, it "is" and now it's more than just warm. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-04-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | With the start of April, much like March, not a drop, followed with an annoying daytime high of 89°...warmer than the entire month of April 2025...evidence that Global Warming & Climate Change aren't a April-fools joke! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Still not a drop, followed with a too warm daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location. Reported by heat annoyed Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 87° that feels like early summer here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with yet another daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today, all the while I prepare for what might be some very unusual windy weather tonight & tomorrow, so say the TV meteorologists. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a very warm daytime high of 89° at my South Tampa location today, all the while some unusual windy weather is heading this way. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Surprise rainfall late yesterday afternoon, followed with an overnight low of 57° and a daytime high of 86° this afternoon at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed by an eventual daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today, all the while the local meteorologists are struggling to decide.....and even when they decide they haven't gotten it right yet...if it'll actually rain anytime soon here in this Tampa Bay area. Well? And they still get paid when they say it will, but even if it doesn't! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop after an overnight low of 57° and a daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location today. Feels like it's suddenly getting gradually warmer. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an overnight low of 57° and an eventual daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an overnight low of 55° and a daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after a cool overnight low of 56° and a daytime high of 78° under clear blue skies on this the first full day of Spring at my South Tampa location today. A pleasant "Spring" day indeed! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, and now on this the very first day of Spring, I experienced waking to an overnight low of 57° and an eventual pleasant daytime high of 78° under clear blue skies during the mid afternoon...with this day truly feeling like Spring-time here at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rain.... |
| 2026-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was in the 47° overnight temperature, followed with an eventual yet brief daytime high of 69° under clear blue skies! Gotta remember this moment because within the next 10 days we'll all be wishing for this cooler weather once more once the forecasted heat dome arrives soon. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | A little more beneficial rainfall, followed with an overnight 47° and a brief daytime high of 61° under mostly clear skies...at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.43 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, more beneficial rainfall...at my South Tampa location yesterday. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....before reporting time, then later during the afternoon today (Sunday) some surprise beneficial rainfall finally took-place...at my South Tampa location today...including an overnight low of 64° and a daytime high of 84° Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just enough rainfall to dampen the ground and to turn my grass green first thing in the morning today, followed with an overnight low of 68° and a daytime high today of 86° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Nothing more than a lot of sudden loud short term raindrops that barely dampened my yard....late yesterday afternoon, today the air is a little cooler, with a daytime high of only 81° at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, yet.....with a daytime high of 83°, with unusual weather heading this way today and for at least a week. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with an overnight low of 68° and a too warm-humid daytime high of 89°, that continues to surpass any & all March temperatures over the years, here at my South Tampa location. Climate change for the worst is back with a vengeance. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop when we need them most, followed with a too warm-too humid afternoon long daytime high of 90° at my South Tampa location today, all the while it's still officially winter here, and the temperatures this month of March during 2026 are already warmer than what the temperatures were during April last year, evidence that Global Warming & Climate Change are back with a vengeance and could get worse. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 88° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some night-time rainfall last night that actually amounted to something this time and greened up my yard a little overnight, followed with an overnight low of 70°, and today the temperature is already moving up to 86° this afternoon...at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ who is certain of Climate Change & Global Warming by the obvious fact it's happening where I am right now. |
| 2026-03-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the daytime high topped off at 89° again today at my South Tampa location, not only an indication yet evidence that Global Warming and Climate Change are not a myth. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 70° and a too warm humid daytime high of 89°.....isn't it still the winter season?...at my South Tampa location today, evidence that Global Warming & Climate Change are back with a vengeance. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Little more than a quick-brief shower late yesterday, and today I hear thunder in the distance but little more, all the while the daytime high temperature reached all the way up to 89° this afternoon here at my South Tampa location. Climate change has obviously returned for another record run. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-03-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 86° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler° |
| 2026-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a daytime high of 84° again today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after a daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. It's like skipping Spring and going straight from winter to early summer...all the while winter isn't even officially over yet. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, with an overnight low of 63°, all the while the daytime high temperature reached 81° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.74 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally.... |
| 2026-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop...yet. |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | 77°/50° and not a drop under mostly overcast skies. |
| 2026-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, other than the morning low temperature of 39° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was when the temperature fell down to 41° at my South Tampa location early this morning, followed by an eventual daytime high of 59° during the middle of the afternoon, an indication that we've finally seen the worst of this most recent cold snap. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Rain fell yesterday morning at apx 10AM....on & off, lasting less than an hour, today the daytime high reached 57° after an overnight low of 46°, and tonight could be arctic-like cold here at my South Tampa location. Once upon a time this wouldn't have happened this late in February. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Only a lot of dew moisture before reporting time, followed by some light-rainfall later in the morning...that didn't amount to much, a prelude to cold wintery weather beginning tonight...at my South Tampa location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Overnight moisture dripping off my rooftop, but not a drop of rainfall from the sky....at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not A Drop! Not yet.... |
| 2026-02-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, as the echo continues.... |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop.... |
| 2026-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, with an overnight low of 57° followed by a daytime warming high under clear blue skies of 81° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.39 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally! |
| 2026-02-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop...yet, and a brief daytime high of 80°, all the while a gusty-windy rain storm is heading towards my direction. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | After a chilly rainless overnight low of 54°, daybreak brought signs of warming with sunshine and clearing skies, and an eventual pleasant daytime high of 79° that lasted longer than a few minutes at my South Tampa location today! Valentines Day brought delight! Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Nothing more than heavy thick fog after an overnight low of 67° and a pleasant daytime high of 77° that only lasted briefly at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ All the while extreme drought has been declaired here in Tampa. |
| 2026-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Lots of moisture, but it was only from annoying fog that lasted past 11AM, followed with an overnight low of 57° and a pleasant daytime high of 77° that lasted for more than a few moments...at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with a chilly overnight low of 52°, and during the morning it looked like there was a possibility of rain when dark clouds appeared overhead, followed with a very brief daytime high of only 73° under more dark overcast skies that failed to feel anything like warm air....at my South Tampa location today. It was as though there was a sudden unexpected pause in what was forecasted to be warming weather. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop after a chilly overnight low of 46° followed with a brief yet pleasant daytime high of 76° under clear blue skies at my South Tampa location today. This appears to be the end of the most recent arctic cold weather that more than annoyed me for far too long, including the Florida strawberry farmers. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after a chilly overnight low of 48°, followed with a pleasant 73° sunny daytime high that lasted for more than a few minutes...at my South Tampa location today, an indication that the recent arctic winter weather is slowly moving away from here. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 45° and a pleasant daytime high of 69° that lasted for more than a few minutes at my South Tampa location today, all the while tomorrow might finally be the start of the end of the arctic cold weather I've endured over the last 3 weeks. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Overnight low 51°, daytime high a pleasant 69° at my South Tampa location today. All the while it's forecasted to get cold overnight. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop this time was the overnight low of 38°, followed with a chilly-breezy daytime high of 59° that felt like 41° at my South Tampa location today, and if it hadn't been for the clear blue sunny skies, it would have felt even colder. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Much less than I expected in rainfall, and at daybreak the overnight low was a chilly 51° and todays gradual high temperature of 57° with lots of gusty windy air and the temperature actually feels like 42° at my South Tampa location...taking me right back to what the weather began at last Saturday morning. And now it looks like we do it all over again yet in a slightly shorter time. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 43° followed with a very brief daytime high of 70° at my South Tampa location today. All the while the temperature is already falling again...making this possibly one of the shortest-briefest weather warmups that I've experienced ever. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was the overnight drop of temperature...down to 36°, followed with a brief daytime high of 63°...that felt much chillier...at my South Tampa location today....with more chilly cold weather forecasted to follow tonight. Reported by cold weather weary Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | NOT a trace of rain, nor snow-flurries, nor snow, only yet another huge frigid temperature drop down to 35° at my South Tampa location today...where it's becoming a struggle keeping warm. Reported by Florida artic Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-02-01 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just a trace after yesterdays report, followed by a brutal cold freezing overnight low of 29° that froze my birdbath, followed by a windy brief daytime high of 46° under mostly clear blue skies...that felt like 36° at my South Tampa location today, the coldest weather here in a long time. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Little more than a trace of rain that dampened my walkway, all the while gusty windy extreme chilly weather blows through my South Tampa location, after an overnight low of 53° and a daytime high of 57° that felt much colder. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ All the while artic weather is lingering nearby. |
| 2026-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 45° and a brief yet pleasant daytime high of 71° at my South Tampa location today, all the while cold artic weather lingers north of here that cold bring miserable cold weather near here tomorrow. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was the overnight low of 38°, followed with a pleasant yet brief daytime high of 68° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by cold weather weary Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was the overnight 39°, followed with a brief daytime high of 58° at my cold winter weary South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-27 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Only a trace following yesterdays report, and at daybreak today the overnight low was 37° followed with a very brief daytime high of 55° at my South Tampa frigid location. This most recent frigid cold weather event that has no forecasted expiration date is becoming a big problem for me keeping my residence warm 24/7 for long periods. Homes in this part of Florida weren't built with cold weather in mind. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.24 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Suddenly, during the pre dawn hours, sounds of pounding rainfall on my rooftop, a sign that the dreaded cold front was passing by...at my South Tampa location today, and now it feels chillier than the actual yet falling temperature of 61°. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 54° and a brief daytime high of 83° at my South Tampa location, all the while waiting for what the TV meteorologist's & the NWS aren't quite sure of.... Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, after an overnight low of 61° and an eventual yet brief daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today, amid hourly changing future forecasts concerning the cold frigid arctic weather that's forecasted to be heading towards my direction by the local TV meteorologist's & the NWS. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, with a little surface moisture, after an overnight low of 61° and an unusual yet brief daytime high of 80° at my South Tampa location today. All the while the distracting news of deadly artic cold weather heading towards my direction keeps me wondering; "What the heck is going on?" Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop of rainfall, nor dew or moisture, with an overnight low of 59° and an eventual yet brief daytime high of 76° at my South Tampa location, all the while I'm getting anxious hearing all the conflicting forecasts concerning that terrible artic winter weather that's forecasted to be moving towards my direction. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Again, the only drop (51°) is the overnight weather temperature here at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop here at my location was the overnight temperature plunge of 44° chill/cold weather & more annoying wind blown cold air. and it took nearly half of today to gradually bring the temperature back up to a brief 64°, and now at 3PM the temperature is slowly falling again. While compared to some places like Minnesota, this weather could be considered a heatwave, it isn't for me. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.03 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | The temperature drop of 40° at daybreak this morning...on MLK Day...exceeded the rainfall of only 0.03" that barely wet my sidewalk at my South Tampa reporting station yesterday, with more chilly/cold weather forecasted over the next two nights. All the while it was on this date (January 19th) on January 19, 1977 when the overnight low in Tampa was 27° on the last time it snowed in Tampa. The day earlier the overnight low was 28°. I should know, because I was here at this very same reporting station when that occurred. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Unfortunately, it's the cold weather (drops) that are getting all the attention. So, where is the rain? After reporting time I recorded just enough rainfall to dampen my sidewalk. That's all. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Again, the only drop was in the 43° temperature at daybreak this morning, with more of "those" drops forecasted over the next few days and nights at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop was the temperature of 42° at daybreak today at my South Tampa location. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally, some raindrops, and now a rapid drop in the daytime temperature. |
| 2026-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drop is the temperature..... |
| 2026-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop.... |
| 2026-01-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Just barely a drop, all the while the overnight temperature began a nose dive and today's high temperature didn't even come close to warming at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....all the while the weather is going through all sorts of changes today here at my South Tampa location, all the while the meteorologists continue to make all sorts of changes to their weather forecasts, a clue that no one is certain what's happening right now, other than at some point, it might get quite cold. But when and for how long? Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only drops today were a lot of "dew-drops", after an overnight low of 65° and a brief yet pleasant daytime high of 82° at my South Tampa location today, all the while much cooler/colder air is heading this way beginning tomorrow night, so says the NWS and the local TV meteorologists. Reported by volunteer Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, after an overnight low of 68° followed by a surprise yet brief daytime high of 84° at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Part dense-thick heavy fog, part heavy dew, so today I'll call it a "trace", followed by an overnight low of 63° and an eventual yet brief daytime high of 81° at my south Tampa location today. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-07 | 7:00 AM | T | NA | NA | NA | NA | | HELLOW! The dew moisture this morning was as though a light rainfall had taken place overnight, but I don't have absolute evidence that happened, therefore I'll rate it a very heavy TRACE of something....here at my South Tampa location today...where that thick dense fog lingered all the way to noontime, preventing warming, and then after a very brief ray of sunshine, a heavy cloud cover came out of nowhere, ruining what was supposed to be a pleasant clear warming day. So said the TV meteorologists and the NWS. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ And trust me, this was difficult to report. |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, followed with patchy fog and an overnight low of 58° followed with a nice yet brief daytime high of 77° at my South Tampa location today. Nice sunny day today! Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | It's already dry again, and now the sudden recent morning fog is becoming annoying because it doesn't allow warming of the sun, often, like today, till past noontime, and like today, it took a long time to finally reach a brief 73°, after an overnight low of 60° at my South Tampa location. More morning fog is forecasted over the next few days. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | | Finally....! |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop....yet, all the while the overnight low was 60° and the daytime high was a very brief 72° at my South Tampa location early this afternoon, then sudden cloud cover stole the warming away, all the while there's a 50-50 chance it might rain somewhere-anywhere near me today or tonight. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | Not a drop, all the while the TV meteorologists suggest that it's eventually going to rain "some-where" but they don't know where nor when, maybe during a football game here in Tampa tomorrow..so they say, all the while todays overnight low was a very chilly 48° again at my location, and it only reached a disappointing brief 68° no thanks to a lot of overcast skies at my South Tampa location today. Reported by Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |
| 2026-01-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | NA | NA | | The only thing that fell at my location was the overnight temperature (down to 43), and the annoying fireworks debris...beginning at sunset and lasting way past midnight...caused by the nitwits who have no regard nor thought for all the wildlife big and small that fireworks and the booming sounds from fireworks disrupt and even harm. Hear me? Then sunrise finally began a gradual warming that brought a pleasant yet brief daytime high of 66° to my South Tampa location. Reported by Veteran Weather Watcher Don Legler™ |