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Locating Hourly Observations
Hourly observations for the last 48 hours are available for ASOS Sites and a few others within West Central and Southwest Florida online. To get to these do the following.

  1. Go to our Observations Page. (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/html/tbw/TampaBayCurrentWeather.htm)
  2. Click on a site identifier on the map.  This will open a new window with the hourly observations for the last 48 hours.
Hourly observations more than two days old are only available for Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Sites through the National Climatic Data Center for a small fee.  To locate this information online follow the steps below.

  1. Go to our Climate Page. (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/html/tbw/TampaBayClimatePage.htm)
  2. Click on the "ASOS Sites" link to the right of the map.  This will change the map and display all the ASOS sites available in West Central and Southwest Florida.
  3. Click on a site identifier on the map.  This will cause a small box to pop up on the screen.
  4. Click on the "Historical Data*" button.  This will take you to the National Climatic Data Center web site for the ASOS site you've chosen.
  5. On the NCDC web site for the ASOS site you've chosen, click on "DATA" in the top right part of the screen.  This will take you down the page to a list of products available online.
  6. Click on the product labeled "Hourly Surface Weather Observations (Form 10A/B)"
  7. Select an available date.
  8. Click on the button "Add to Shopping Cart" and proceed through the checkout.
Note: This information is available within a few days after the day is completed.  Therefore, for example, the data for March 1 would usually be available by March 4 or 5.

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