28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
80°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lakeland.
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.
Ranks
#69 / 75
warmest Oct 18 in 75 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
92°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 18 ever
69°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 77°F — 69th warmest Oct 18 of 75 years · record 92°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 76
warmest Oct 19 in 76 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 1980
Coolest Oct 19 ever
70°F
set in 1955
Forecast high 78°F — 68th warmest Oct 19 of 76 years · record 91°F (1980) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 76
warmest Oct 20 in 76 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
92°F
set in 1980
Coolest Oct 20 ever
68°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 79°F — 62nd warmest Oct 20 of 76 years · record 92°F (1980) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#57 / 75
warmest Oct 21 in 75 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
92°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 21 ever
70°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 80°F — 57th warmest Oct 21 of 75 years · record 92°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#58 / 75
warmest Oct 22 in 75 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 22 ever
70°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 80°F — 58th warmest Oct 22 of 75 years · record 92°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 75
warmest Oct 23 in 75 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 2007
Coolest Oct 23 ever
72°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 80°F — 59th warmest Oct 23 of 75 years · record 91°F (2007) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
88°FJan 25, 2026
20°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
90°FFeb 20, 1988
24°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
92°FMar 27, 1994
25°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 27, 2017
35°FApr 5, 1987
May
103°FMay 28, 1989
47°FMay 8, 1992
Jun
105°FJun 4, 1985
56°FJun 2, 1984
Jul
102°FJul 28, 2010
64°FJul 1, 1981
Aug
100°FAug 6, 1987
63°FAug 23, 1957
Sep
98°FSep 17, 1990
61°FSep 30, 2001
Oct
96°FOct 13, 1985
38°FOct 29, 2008
Nov
93°FNov 13, 1986
28°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
89°FDec 18, 2016
20°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
105°FJun 4, 1985
20°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
71°FJan 29, 1994
38°FJan 19, 1977
Feb
71°FFeb 9, 2017
46°FFeb 12, 1955
Mar
76°FMar 7, 2011
49°FMar 1, 1968
Apr
78°FApr 13, 2020
59°FApr 6, 1950
May
78°FMay 19, 2024
67°FMay 3, 1963
Jun
80°FJun 25, 1994
75°FJun 18, 1967
Jul
80°FJul 28, 2010
75°FJul 2, 1974
Aug
81°FAug 8, 2023
75°FAug 12, 1949
Sep
85°FSep 14, 1998
72°FSep 9, 1971
Oct
79°FOct 10, 2018
62°FOct 27, 1957
Nov
77°FNov 7, 2024
49°FNov 29, 1959
Dec
74°FDec 6, 2016
40°FDec 24, 1989
All-time
85°FSep 14, 1998
38°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.
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.
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.