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2007 Is Tampa's 3rd Warmest Year On Record

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By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 8, 2008

TAMPA - If you thought it was a tad warm last year, you were right.

The National Weather Service says 2007 was the third warmest year in Tampa since record-keeping began in 1890.

The average daytime high temperatures were above normal, and morning lows were below normal.

The daily average high temperature of 74.5 degrees was 1.4 degrees above normal.

The warmest year since 1890 was 1990, with a 75.4-degree average, and 1998, when the average temperature was 74.6.

The highest temperature in 2007 was 96 degrees. That peak was reached on five days. The coolest day was Feb. 17, when the low was 35 degrees.

And in keeping with the Bay area's reputation as the lightning capital of the country, there were 62 days with thunderstorms and rain on 148 days.

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