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Winter Haven, FL

28.061°N, 81.757°W · station GIFthr · 86 years of record
82°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Winter Haven.
81°SAT10/1779°SUN10/1880°MON10/1981°TUE10/2082°WED10/2182°THU10/2282°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1941: 85°F1942: 80°F1943: 86°F1944: 81°F1945: 86°F1946: 90°F1947: 89°F1948: 80°F1949: 84°F1950: 87°F1951: 84°F1952: 83°F1953: 84°F1955: 82°F1956: 83°F1957: 82°F1958: 79°F1959: 85°F1960: 89°F1961: 75°F1962: 87°F1963: 85°F1964: 81°F1965: 87°F1966: 79°F1967: 88°F1968: 84°F1969: 87°F1970: 83°F1971: 87°F1972: 85°F1973: 87°F1974: 78°F1975: 83°F1976: 86°F1977: 82°F1978: 85°F1979: 86°F1980: 87°F1981: 84°F1982: 84°F1983: 90°F1985: 86°F1986: 85°F1987: 84°F1988: 87°F1989: 69°F1990: 89°F1991: 85°F1992: 81°F1993: 92°F1994: 85°F1995: 83°F1996: 74°F1997: 79°F1998: 88°F2000: 86°F2001: 82°F2002: 89°F2003: 86°F2004: 89°F2005: 87°F2006: 91°F2007: 88°F2008: 84°F2009: 85°F2010: 87°F2011: 72°F2012: 84°F2013: 89°F2014: 83°F2015: 84°F2016: 88°F2018: 85°F2019: 91°F2020: 86°F2021: 88°F2023: 87°F2024: 84°F2025: 91°F82° forecast6570758085909519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2182°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record92°F
This-date rank#68 of 80
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (2022)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1941–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan89°FJan 31, 198519°FJan 21, 1985
Feb91°FFeb 18, 197523°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar94°FMar 21, 197723°FMar 3, 1980
Apr98°FApr 27, 198632°FApr 5, 1987
May103°FMay 31, 194546°FMay 14, 1960
Jun103°FJun 1, 194550°FJun 1, 1984
Jul101°FJul 21, 194259°FJul 23, 1967
Aug100°FAug 1, 197962°FAug 10, 1972
Sep98°FSep 18, 194559°FSep 19, 1981
Oct105°FOct 11, 202241°FOct 29, 2008
Nov99°FNov 29, 200726°FNov 25, 1970
Dec95°FDec 1, 200719°FDec 13, 1962
All-time105°FOct 11, 202219°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan75°FJan 3, 198942°FJan 9, 2010
Feb74°FFeb 28, 194841°FFeb 3, 1951
Mar73°FMar 20, 200352°FMar 7, 1954
Apr77°FApr 11, 194859°FApr 17, 1999
May78°FMay 24, 195372°FMay 6, 1957
Jun81°FJun 22, 200974°FJun 18, 1967
Jul84°FJul 6, 197976°FJul 29, 1960
Aug81°FAug 8, 202476°FAug 2, 2001
Sep81°FSep 11, 198273°FSep 24, 1963
Oct79°FOct 13, 195959°FOct 27, 1943
Nov79°FNov 25, 198550°FNov 26, 1950
Dec72°FDec 1, 198538°FDec 24, 1989
All-time84°FJul 6, 197938°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.
Jan: 72°FJan: 51°FFeb: 75°FFeb: 54°FMar: 79°FMar: 58°FApr: 84°FApr: 63°FMay: 89°FMay: 68°FJun: 91°FJun: 73°FJul: 92°FJul: 75°FAug: 92°FAug: 75°FSep: 90°FSep: 74°FOct: 86°FOct: 68°FNov: 79°FNov: 59°FDec: 74°FDec: 54°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight11h 29m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.06°N, 81.76°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL18 mi WOrlando, FL36 mi NETampa, FL48 mi WBrooksville, FL51 mi NWLeesburg, FL52 mi NSanford, FL58 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Winter Haven, FL — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Winter Haven, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1941

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.
Winter Haven, FL daily high heat map 1941–2026

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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