26.079°N, 80.162°W · station FLLthr · 115 years of record
87°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fort Lauderdale.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Fort Lauderdale — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#27 / 112
warmest Oct 17 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
92°F
set in 1914
Coolest Oct 17 ever
75°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 87°F — 27th warmest Oct 17 of 112 years · record 92°F (1914) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#100 / 112
warmest Oct 18 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
92°F
set in 1976
Coolest Oct 18 ever
70°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 82°F — 100th warmest Oct 18 of 112 years · record 92°F (1976) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 112
warmest Oct 19 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
92°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 19 ever
77°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 83°F — 88th warmest Oct 19 of 112 years · record 92°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 112
warmest Oct 20 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
92°F
set in 2019
Coolest Oct 20 ever
72°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 83°F — 84th warmest Oct 20 of 112 years · record 92°F (2019) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#81 / 112
warmest Oct 21 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
91°F
set in 1968
Coolest Oct 21 ever
74°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 84°F — 81st warmest Oct 21 of 112 years · record 91°F (1968) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#81 / 112
warmest Oct 22 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
91°F
set in 1980
Coolest Oct 22 ever
68°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 83°F — 81st warmest Oct 22 of 112 years · record 91°F (1980) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 112
warmest Oct 23 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
92°F
set in 2006
Coolest Oct 23 ever
74°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 84°F — 75th warmest Oct 23 of 112 years · record 92°F (2006) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fort Lauderdale in each calendar month, and for the whole 1912–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
88°FJan 11, 1914
28°FJan 19, 1977
Feb
94°FFeb 21, 1915
28°FFeb 6, 1917
Mar
94°FMar 24, 1948
32°FMar 2, 1920
Apr
96°FApr 26, 2015
40°FApr 7, 1950
May
98°FMay 11, 2024
49°FMay 5, 1921
Jun
100°FJun 22, 2009
57°FJun 4, 1933
Jul
99°FJul 23, 1924
64°FJul 2, 1968
Aug
100°FAug 4, 1944
66°FAug 13, 1923
Sep
99°FSep 13, 1935
61°FSep 26, 1965
Oct
95°FOct 3, 1915
46°FOct 29, 1937
Nov
91°FNov 7, 1958
35°FNov 27, 1949
Dec
90°FDec 1, 1918
29°FDec 13, 1934
All-time
100°FAug 4, 1944
28°FFeb 6, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Fort Lauderdale so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Jan (88°F)
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 11, 1915
Coldest high ever
45°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
76°FJan 7, 2007
49°FJan 15, 1964
Feb
77°FFeb 23, 2019
50°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar
79°FMar 20, 2003
54°FMar 2, 1968
Apr
80°FApr 13, 2020
66°FApr 4, 1915
May
85°FMay 14, 2024
72°FMay 1, 1974
Jun
83°FJun 24, 2004
75°FJun 2, 1930
Jul
84°FJul 27, 1914
78°FJul 20, 1972
Aug
85°FAug 11, 1915
77°FAug 8, 1928
Sep
84°FSep 8, 2008
76°FSep 30, 1984
Oct
83°FOct 7, 2017
68°FOct 22, 1913
Nov
80°FNov 7, 2015
57°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
78°FDec 23, 2015
45°FDec 24, 1989
All-time
85°FAug 11, 1915
45°FDec 24, 1989
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
49 days
record run, ended Aug 17 1932
So far in 2026
107 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Fort Lauderdale's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Fort Lauderdale's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Fort Lauderdale's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Fort Lauderdale, coloured by temperature — 115 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Fort Lauderdale — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
107 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 7th most in 115 years. Normal for this point: 69. Record: 140 in 1924.
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