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After the official start of spring this past week on March 20, temperatures will be heading back down to winterlike values, at least for a day or two. A strong cold front for this time of year will cause temperatures to fall to slightly above freezing on Tuesday morning in inland Hernando and Citrus Counties. Even in the Bay area, mid 40's are a good bet on Tuesday morning. If we see 44 in Tampa that still won't be a record, although it will be close. The lowest temperature in Tampa on March 25 was 36 back in 1968.  There have only been 2 days in April that readings fell into the 30's in Tampa - 38 on April 6 and 7, 1891.

As I have mentioned before in an earlier blog post, the La Nina of 2008 is atypical. Usually, La Nina conditions mean a dry winter and spring for us. We continue to have cold fronts and upper level systems bringing rain every 4 to 5 days. Unfortunately, many of these systems have occurred on the weekend. Yesterday was a washout in many areas. There are signs that some more rain could return next Saturday.