28.061°N, 81.757°W · station GIFthr · 86 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 21
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Winter Haven.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Winter Haven — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#64 / 80
warmest Oct 17 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
94°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 17 ever
70°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 81°F — 64th warmest Oct 17 of 80 years · record 94°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 80
warmest Oct 18 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
94°F
set in 1982
Coolest Oct 18 ever
67°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 79°F — 71st warmest Oct 18 of 80 years · record 94°F (1982) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#67 / 79
warmest Oct 19 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
94°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 19 ever
71°F
set in 1955
Forecast high 80°F — 67th warmest Oct 19 of 79 years · record 94°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#67 / 80
warmest Oct 20 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
92°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 20 ever
70°F
set in 2011
Forecast high 81°F — 67th warmest Oct 20 of 80 years · record 92°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 80
warmest Oct 21 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
92°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 21 ever
69°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 82°F — 68th warmest Oct 21 of 80 years · record 92°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 79
warmest Oct 22 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 2019
Coolest Oct 22 ever
74°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 82°F — 68th warmest Oct 22 of 79 years · record 92°F (2019) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#65 / 78
warmest Oct 23 in 78 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
73°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 82°F — 65th warmest Oct 23 of 78 years · record 91°F (1941) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Winter Haven in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
89°FJan 31, 1985
19°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
91°FFeb 18, 1975
23°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar
94°FMar 21, 1977
23°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
98°FApr 27, 1986
32°FApr 5, 1987
May
103°FMay 31, 1945
46°FMay 14, 1960
Jun
103°FJun 1, 1945
50°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
101°FJul 21, 1942
59°FJul 23, 1967
Aug
100°FAug 1, 1979
62°FAug 10, 1972
Sep
98°FSep 18, 1945
59°FSep 19, 1981
Oct
105°FOct 11, 2022
41°FOct 29, 2008
Nov
99°FNov 29, 2007
26°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
95°FDec 1, 2007
19°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
105°FOct 11, 2022
19°FDec 13, 1962
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Winter Haven so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 13 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Feb (23°F)
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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1979
Coldest high ever
38°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
75°FJan 3, 1989
42°FJan 9, 2010
Feb
74°FFeb 28, 1948
41°FFeb 3, 1951
Mar
73°FMar 20, 2003
52°FMar 7, 1954
Apr
77°FApr 11, 1948
59°FApr 17, 1999
May
78°FMay 24, 1953
72°FMay 6, 1957
Jun
81°FJun 22, 2009
74°FJun 18, 1967
Jul
84°FJul 6, 1979
76°FJul 29, 1960
Aug
81°FAug 8, 2024
76°FAug 2, 2001
Sep
81°FSep 11, 1982
73°FSep 24, 1963
Oct
79°FOct 13, 1959
59°FOct 27, 1943
Nov
79°FNov 25, 1985
50°FNov 26, 1950
Dec
72°FDec 1, 1985
38°FDec 24, 1989
All-time
84°FJul 6, 1979
38°FDec 24, 1989
Hot Streaks
Current run
3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
67 days
record run, ended Aug 30 1942
So far in 2026
148 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Winter Haven's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Winter Haven'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 Winter Haven'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 Winter Haven, coloured by temperature — 86 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 Winter Haven — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
148 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 4th most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 117. Record: 160 in 1986.
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