A321 flight crew reported receiving takeoff clearance with a tailwind component.

Attributes
ACN	1612110
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Other Take Off Position
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

ATIS indicated a headwind. Upon receiving takeoff clearance; tower reported strong tailwinds. We cleared runway to make performance corrections. This is a common situation. ATC needs to issue specials when winds indicate a tailwind. Further[more]; they should be required to issue a tailwind warning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 flight crew reported receiving takeoff clearance with a tailwind component.

Narrative: ATIS indicated a headwind. Upon receiving takeoff clearance; Tower reported strong tailwinds. We cleared runway to make performance corrections. This is a common situation. ATC needs to issue specials when winds indicate a tailwind. Further[more]; they should be required to issue a tailwind warning.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.