With near record high temperatures expected through the holiday weekend, here is my annual look back at the Tampa Bay weather on Christmas Past:

2014 High 66 Low 55 It was cooler and less humid, it had been near 80 for the previous two days

2013 High 76 Low 49 It was a chilly morning but sunny and nice in the afternoon

2012 High 74 Low 57 Mostly cloudy

2011 High 82 Low 64 Tied record high, 83 in Lakeland broke the record high

2010 High 71 Low 45 Rain 0.03 Heavier showers in Citrus and Hernando

2009 High 73 Low 66 Cloudy with a few light showers

2008 High 82 Low 70 Rain 0.18 Cloudy with a few showers

2007 High 76 Low 58

2006 High 79 Low 69 Rain 1.39 Severe storms in the morning. F2 tornado near San Antonio in Pasco Co. 100 homes damaged, 2 injuries.

2005 High 70 Low 57 Rain 0.09 Showers with a cold front

2004 High 60 Low 48 Rain 1.22 Rain and high winds. Damaging winds overnight.

2003 High 66 Low 47

2002 High 70 Low 51 Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms on Christmas Eve, ending Christmas morning.

2001 High 58 Low 51 Rain 0.18 Mostly cloudy with light rain

2000 High 71 Low 49 Breezy

The record high for Christmas Day is 83 in 1984. The coldest Christmas Day was in 1983 when the high was only 38 and the low was 20.

The wettest Christmas Day was in 1997 when almost 2 inches of rain fell. December 1997 is also our wettest December on record.