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Punta Gorda, FL

26.919°N, 81.994°W · station PGDthr · 113 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Punta Gorda.
92°TUE9/191°WED9/292°THU9/392°FRI9/491°SAT9/591°SUN9/690°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#34 / 109
warmest Sep 1 in 109 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

97°F
set in 1956

Coolest Sep 1 ever

79°F
set in 1939
Forecast high 92°F — 34th warmest Sep 1 of 109 years · record 97°F (1956) · warmest since 2024.
1914: 92°F1915: 91°F1916: 92°F1917: 90°F1919: 91°F1920: 95°F1921: 95°F1922: 87°F1923: 87°F1924: 91°F1925: 86°F1926: 90°F1927: 89°F1928: 90°F1929: 88°F1930: 90°F1931: 96°F1932: 84°F1933: 92°F1934: 89°F1935: 91°F1936: 94°F1937: 90°F1938: 90°F1939: 79°F1940: 93°F1941: 93°F1942: 80°F1943: 92°F1944: 93°F1945: 92°F1946: 94°F1947: 89°F1948: 93°F1949: 92°F1950: 92°F1951: 95°F1952: 95°F1953: 89°F1954: 83°F1955: 94°F1956: 97°F1957: 93°F1958: 90°F1959: 80°F1960: 90°F1961: 93°F1962: 95°F1963: 90°F1965: 86°F1966: 92°F1967: 92°F1968: 89°F1969: 94°F1970: 92°F1971: 90°F1972: 88°F1973: 89°F1974: 92°F1975: 88°F1976: 92°F1977: 89°F1978: 93°F1979: 85°F1980: 93°F1981: 89°F1982: 92°F1983: 87°F1984: 93°F1985: 84°F1986: 94°F1987: 94°F1988: 92°F1989: 93°F1990: 91°F1991: 91°F1992: 92°F1993: 92°F1994: 93°F1996: 92°F1997: 91°F1998: 93°F1999: 90°F2000: 88°F2001: 92°F2002: 92°F2003: 91°F2004: 95°F2005: 91°F2006: 90°F2007: 91°F2008: 86°F2009: 92°F2010: 91°F2011: 91°F2012: 94°F2013: 92°F2014: 96°F2015: 91°F2016: 85°F2017: 93°F2018: 94°F2019: 93°F2020: 92°F2021: 89°F2022: 92°F2023: 96°F2024: 94°F2025: 90°F92° forecast758085909510019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 192°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#34 of 109
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record101°F (1981)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1914–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Punta Gorda in each calendar month, and for the whole 1914–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan89°FJan 22, 196223°FJan 12, 1982
Feb92°FFeb 20, 196227°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar95°FMar 25, 194929°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 27, 194538°FApr 8, 1971
May101°FMay 30, 202448°FMay 10, 1920
Jun101°FJun 17, 198157°FJun 1, 1984
Jul100°FJul 17, 195163°FJul 25, 1971
Aug101°FAug 12, 202365°FAug 19, 1929
Sep98°FSep 4, 195261°FSep 21, 1984
Oct99°FOct 20, 191942°FOct 29, 2008
Nov94°FNov 8, 196128°FNov 25, 1970
Dec96°FDec 7, 200922°FDec 29, 1920
All-time101°FJun 17, 198122°FDec 29, 1920

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Punta Gorda so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Feb (27°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

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 31, 1942

Coldest high ever

45°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 27, 1940
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan73°FJan 2, 199645°FJan 27, 1940
Feb71°FFeb 18, 195950°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar77°FMar 5, 194453°FMar 3, 1980
Apr79°FApr 16, 199161°FApr 3, 1915
May81°FMay 15, 202470°FMay 5, 1925
Jun82°FJun 22, 200974°FJun 14, 1936
Jul86°FJul 31, 194277°FJul 31, 1933
Aug84°FAug 13, 191877°FAug 5, 1939
Sep81°FSep 5, 201975°FSep 8, 1930
Oct84°FOct 7, 198667°FOct 28, 2008
Nov79°FNov 1, 195156°FNov 16, 1940
Dec76°FDec 2, 200947°FDec 24, 2022
All-time86°FJul 31, 194245°FJan 27, 1940

Hot Streaks

Current run

31 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

103 days
record run, ended Sep 16 1951

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Punta Gorda's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 75°FJan: 51°FFeb: 77°FFeb: 54°FMar: 81°FMar: 56°FApr: 85°FApr: 61°FMay: 89°FMay: 66°FJun: 91°FJun: 72°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 75°FSep: 90°FSep: 74°FOct: 87°FOct: 67°FNov: 81°FNov: 59°FDec: 77°FDec: 54°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:07 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight12h 41m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

26.92°N, 81.99°W

Nearby Stations

Fort Myers, FL24 mi SSarasota-Bradenton, FL48 mi NWLakeland, FL74 mi NTampa, FL79 mi NWWinter Haven, FL80 mi NFort Pierce, FL107 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Punta Gorda'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.
Punta Gorda, FL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Punta Gorda's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Punta Gorda, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1914

Each cell is one day's high at Punta Gorda, coloured by temperature — 113 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Punta Gorda, FL daily high heat map 1914–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Punta Gorda — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
114 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 14th most in 113 years. Normal for this point: 90. Record: 136 in 1945.

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