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Lakeland, FL

28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
80°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lakeland.
80°SAT10/1777°SUN10/1878°MON10/1979°TUE10/2080°WED10/2180°THU10/2280°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lakeland — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#59 / 74
warmest Oct 17 in 74 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

93°F
set in 1984

Coolest Oct 17 ever

69°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 80°F — 59th warmest Oct 17 of 74 years · record 93°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
1948: 80°F1949: 85°F1950: 77°F1952: 83°F1953: 80°F1954: 73°F1955: 82°F1956: 69°F1957: 87°F1958: 82°F1959: 84°F1960: 86°F1961: 80°F1962: 85°F1963: 79°F1964: 75°F1965: 82°F1966: 87°F1967: 86°F1968: 82°F1969: 84°F1970: 77°F1971: 87°F1972: 87°F1973: 84°F1974: 80°F1975: 85°F1976: 84°F1977: 72°F1978: 80°F1979: 85°F1980: 89°F1981: 87°F1982: 82°F1983: 83°F1984: 93°F1985: 92°F1986: 83°F1987: 87°F1988: 85°F1989: 93°F1990: 90°F1991: 79°F1992: 89°F1993: 87°F1994: 85°F1996: 83°F1997: 82°F1999: 86°F2000: 85°F2002: 78°F2003: 84°F2004: 77°F2005: 84°F2006: 82°F2007: 90°F2008: 88°F2009: 83°F2010: 85°F2011: 86°F2012: 87°F2013: 89°F2014: 81°F2015: 87°F2016: 88°F2017: 89°F2018: 92°F2019: 89°F2020: 90°F2021: 88°F2022: 87°F2023: 71°F2024: 86°F2025: 86°F80° forecast6570758085909519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1780°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record93°F
This-date rank#59 of 74
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°FJan 25, 202620°FJan 21, 1985
Feb90°FFeb 20, 198824°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar92°FMar 27, 199425°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 27, 201735°FApr 5, 1987
May103°FMay 28, 198947°FMay 8, 1992
Jun105°FJun 4, 198556°FJun 2, 1984
Jul102°FJul 28, 201064°FJul 1, 1981
Aug100°FAug 6, 198763°FAug 23, 1957
Sep98°FSep 17, 199061°FSep 30, 2001
Oct96°FOct 13, 198538°FOct 29, 2008
Nov93°FNov 13, 198628°FNov 25, 1970
Dec89°FDec 18, 201620°FDec 13, 1962
All-time105°FJun 4, 198520°FDec 13, 1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lakeland so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

17 broke
plus 17 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)

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 · Sep 14, 1998

Coldest high ever

38°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1977
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan71°FJan 29, 199438°FJan 19, 1977
Feb71°FFeb 9, 201746°FFeb 12, 1955
Mar76°FMar 7, 201149°FMar 1, 1968
Apr78°FApr 13, 202059°FApr 6, 1950
May78°FMay 19, 202467°FMay 3, 1963
Jun80°FJun 25, 199475°FJun 18, 1967
Jul80°FJul 28, 201075°FJul 2, 1974
Aug81°FAug 8, 202375°FAug 12, 1949
Sep85°FSep 14, 199872°FSep 9, 1971
Oct79°FOct 10, 201862°FOct 27, 1957
Nov77°FNov 7, 202449°FNov 29, 1959
Dec74°FDec 6, 201640°FDec 24, 1989
All-time85°FSep 14, 199838°FJan 19, 1977

Hot Streaks

Current run

2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

67 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1987

So far in 2026

157 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: 86°F · forecast is -6° 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

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight11h 29m · losing 11 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 Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
157 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 2nd most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 108. Record: 159 in 1989.

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