Tampa Bay Preserve America

Surface Observations taken by local ASOS Sites

Tampa Bay Weather History – Our Harrowing Past

The NOAA National Weather Service in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida in collaboration with the University of South Florida has chronicled our sordid weather history. Two frail leather bound U.S. Weather Service Bureau books dating back to 1890 have been scanned and rebound, and teamed with other records including old original weather maps, news articles, photographs of major past events, and major event summaries. All of these have been collected and are readily available through our NOAA Preserve America website.

Historical Weather Bureau Books	Artifacts
Hurricanes September 24, 1848 September 26, 1896 October 9, 1910 October 25, 1921 September 11, 1926 August 29, 1935 September 1, 1950 August 30, 1960 September 11, 2001 September 3, 2003 August 9, 2004 August 24, 2004 September 13, 2004 October 15, 2005	Heavy Rainfall and Floods 1979 1993 1995 1997 2003 2006
Freezes 1835 1886 1894 1901 1905 1918 1934 1957 1962 1980	Tornadoes 1882 1918 1966 1972 1978 1983 1992 1993 1998