Florida · THREADEX · 1948–2026

Lakeland, FL

28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lakeland.
95°MON7/1396°TUE7/1496°WED7/1596°THU7/1695°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#7 / 77
warmest Jul 14 in 77 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

98°F
set in 1987

Coolest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 1990

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Lakeland. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
8190981948: 91°F1949: 93°F1950: 91°F1951: 97°F1952: 82°F1953: 93°F1954: 91°F1955: 91°F1956: 92°F1957: 91°F1958: 90°F1959: 90°F1960: 91°F1961: 92°F1962: 92°F1963: 91°F1964: 93°F1965: 90°F1966: 88°F1967: 88°F1968: 90°F1969: 94°F1970: 92°F1971: 91°F1972: 92°F1973: 90°F1974: 89°F1975: 88°F1976: 88°F1977: 93°F1978: 92°F1979: 96°F1980: 94°F1981: 97°F1982: 94°F1983: 94°F1984: 97°F1985: 92°F1986: 96°F1987: 98°F1988: 97°F1989: 95°F1990: 81°F1991: 91°F1992: 95°F1993: 92°F1994: 96°F1995: 95°F1996: 92°F1997: 90°F1998: 90°F1999: 92°F2001: 86°F2002: 90°F2003: 90°F2004: 91°F2005: 92°F2006: 91°F2007: 92°F2008: 86°F2009: 92°F2010: 93°F2011: 90°F2012: 90°F2013: 89°F2014: 93°F2015: 93°F2016: 96°F2017: 90°F2018: 92°F2019: 94°F2020: 94°F2021: 90°F2022: 95°F2023: 97°F2024: 93°F2025: 94°F96° forecast194820251987

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1496°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#7 of 77
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lakeland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan88°F202620°F1985
Feb90°F198824°F1996
Mar92°F199425°F1980
Apr96°F201735°F1987
May103°F198947°F1992
Jun105°F198556°F1984
Jul102°F201064°F1981
Aug100°F198763°F1957
Sep98°F199061°F2001
Oct96°F198538°F2008
Nov93°F198628°F1970
Dec89°F201620°F1962
All-time105°F198520°F1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lakeland so far this year — through Jul 10.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 11 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Jan (88°F), Feb (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Feb (24°F)

Hot Streaks

Current run

36 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

67 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1987

So far in 2026

80 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lakeland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 73°FJan: 50°FFeb: 76°FFeb: 53°FMar: 80°FMar: 56°FApr: 85°FApr: 61°FMay: 90°FMay: 67°FJun: 91°FJun: 72°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 74°FSep: 90°FSep: 73°FOct: 86°FOct: 66°FNov: 79°FNov: 58°FDec: 75°FDec: 54°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 47m · losing 4 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.00°N, 82.05°W

Nearby Stations

Winter Haven, FL18 mi ETampa, FL30 mi WBrooksville, FL40 mi NWSarasota-Bradenton, FL51 mi SWOrlando, FL52 mi NELeesburg, FL58 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Lakeland'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.
Lakeland, FL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lakeland's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lakeland, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1948

Each cell is one day's high at Lakeland, coloured by temperature — 79 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lakeland, FL daily high heat map 1948–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lakeland — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
80 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 2nd most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 48. Record: 81 in 2025.

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