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Rainfall totals Tampa, FL

For Tampa, the official rainfall for the year to date is 27.78 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 34.29 inches.

Data from Tampa International Airport, with records back to 1939.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Tampa, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.00 inches0.29 inches
Month to date6.07 inches6.23 inches
Year to date27.78 inches34.29 inches
Record for Aug 212.27 inches1917

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for TAMPA INTL AIRPORT, issued the morning after Aug 21, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Tampa during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 14, 20260.06 inches
Aug 9, 20260.01 inches
Aug 6, 20260.45 inches
Aug 5, 20260.99 inches
Aug 4, 20260.66 inches
Aug 3, 20261.84 inches
Aug 2, 20261.64 inches
Aug 1, 20260.37 inches
Jul 31, 20260.15 inches
Jul 30, 20260.51 inches
Jul 27, 20260.49 inches
Jul 24, 20260.94 inches
Jul 22, 20260.03 inches
Jul 20, 20260.43 inches
Jul 19, 20260.27 inches
Jul 17, 20261.88 inches
Jul 16, 20260.40 inches
Jul 13, 20260.02 inches
Jul 12, 20260.09 inches
Jul 10, 20261.12 inches
Jul 6, 20260.01 inches
Jul 5, 20261.31 inches
Jul 4, 20260.05 inches
Jul 3, 20260.29 inches
Jul 1, 20260.66 inches
Jun 29, 20260.12 inches
Jun 25, 20261.54 inches
Jun 16, 20260.18 inches
Jun 14, 20260.41 inches
Jun 3, 20260.03 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 27.73 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 73-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Tampa since 1939
Wettest day11.45 inchesMay 8, 1979
Wettest year80.29 inches2024
Driest year28.89 inches1956
Average year48.49 inches87 complete years on record
Rain days a year107average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins193931,977 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Tampa, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches2.652.622.522.552.607.377.759.036.092.341.402.5649.48

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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