28.061°N, 81.757°W · station GIFthr · 86 years of record
93°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#30 / 82
warmest Sep 1 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
96°F
set in 1948
Coolest Sep 1 ever
81°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 92°F — 30th warmest Sep 1 of 82 years · record 96°F (1948) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#33 / 82
warmest Sep 2 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
97°F
set in 1990
Coolest Sep 2 ever
83°F
set in 1983
Forecast high 92°F — 33rd warmest Sep 2 of 82 years · record 97°F (1990) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#31 / 82
warmest Sep 3 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
96°F
set in 1978
Coolest Sep 3 ever
85°F
set in 1977
Forecast high 93°F — 31st warmest Sep 3 of 82 years · record 96°F (1978) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#27 / 82
warmest Sep 4 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
97°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 4 ever
80°F
set in 1945
Forecast high 92°F — 27th warmest Sep 4 of 82 years · record 97°F (1951) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#32 / 82
warmest Sep 5 in 82 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
97°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 5 ever
82°F
set in 2003
Forecast high 92°F — 32nd warmest Sep 5 of 82 years · record 97°F (2020) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#28 / 80
warmest Sep 6 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
97°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 6 ever
80°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 92°F — 28th warmest Sep 6 of 80 years · record 97°F (2020) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 79
warmest Sep 7 in 79 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
96°F
set in 1941
Coolest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 91°F — 44th warmest Sep 7 of 79 years · record 96°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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
6 broke
plus 12 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
27 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
67 days
record run, ended Aug 30 1942
So far in 2026
115 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: 91°F · forecast is +2° 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.