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Sanford, FL

28.779°N, 81.244°W · station SFBthr · 79 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sanford.
90°TUE9/190°WED9/292°THU9/392°FRI9/492°SAT9/592°SUN9/691°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#23 / 77
warmest Sep 3 in 77 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

96°F
set in 1999

Coolest Sep 3 ever

80°F
set in 1977
Forecast high 92°F — 23rd warmest Sep 3 of 77 years · record 96°F (1999) · warmest since 2022.
1948: 84°F1949: 92°F1950: 90°F1951: 94°F1952: 94°F1953: 93°F1954: 91°F1955: 93°F1956: 90°F1957: 92°F1958: 90°F1959: 89°F1960: 88°F1961: 90°F1962: 90°F1963: 92°F1964: 92°F1965: 91°F1966: 93°F1967: 85°F1968: 90°F1969: 89°F1970: 94°F1971: 93°F1972: 89°F1973: 90°F1974: 93°F1975: 90°F1976: 90°F1977: 80°F1978: 94°F1979: 91°F1981: 90°F1982: 90°F1983: 85°F1984: 94°F1985: 90°F1986: 91°F1987: 90°F1988: 89°F1989: 94°F1990: 89°F1991: 88°F1992: 90°F1993: 93°F1994: 93°F1995: 91°F1996: 92°F1997: 92°F1998: 85°F1999: 96°F2000: 93°F2001: 93°F2002: 90°F2003: 89°F2004: 91°F2005: 92°F2006: 93°F2007: 93°F2008: 91°F2009: 89°F2010: 94°F2011: 90°F2012: 91°F2013: 92°F2014: 93°F2015: 93°F2016: 86°F2017: 87°F2018: 88°F2019: 85°F2020: 94°F2021: 92°F2022: 92°F2023: 90°F2024: 91°F2025: 89°F92° forecast808590951001950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 392°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#23 of 77
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (1998)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sanford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan89°FJan 20, 199019°FJan 21, 1985
Feb89°FFeb 24, 196223°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar94°FMar 20, 200327°FMar 3, 1980
Apr97°FApr 13, 202036°FApr 8, 1950
May100°FMay 28, 195345°FMay 8, 1992
Jun102°FJun 19, 199852°FJun 1, 1984
Jul103°FJul 1, 199860°FJul 1, 1981
Aug100°FAug 7, 195664°FAug 25, 1957
Sep97°FSep 1, 196252°FSep 20, 1981
Oct95°FOct 2, 195839°FOct 21, 1989
Nov92°FNov 1, 198627°FNov 26, 1950
Dec89°FDec 18, 201619°FDec 24, 1989
All-time103°FJul 1, 199819°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 7, 2024

Coldest high ever

34°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 26, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan70°FJan 6, 200738°FJan 22, 1985
Feb72°FFeb 12, 201838°FFeb 3, 1951
Mar72°FMar 21, 200349°FMar 15, 1993
Apr76°FApr 26, 201559°FApr 1, 1987
May77°FMay 31, 202664°FMay 8, 1992
Jun81°FJun 21, 200976°FJun 1, 1984
Jul81°FJul 28, 202578°FJul 28, 1954
Aug83°FAug 7, 202477°FAug 13, 1967
Sep81°FSep 5, 201973°FSep 29, 2001
Oct78°FOct 5, 199558°FOct 21, 1989
Nov75°FNov 9, 202046°FNov 26, 1950
Dec72°FDec 3, 199134°FDec 26, 1983
All-time83°FAug 7, 202434°FDec 26, 1983

Hot Streaks

Current run

7 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

58 days
record run, ended Sep 6 2005

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Sanford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 71°FJan: 49°FFeb: 74°FFeb: 52°FMar: 78°FMar: 56°FApr: 83°FApr: 61°FMay: 88°FMay: 66°FJun: 91°FJun: 72°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 74°FSep: 90°FSep: 73°FOct: 84°FOct: 66°FNov: 78°FNov: 58°FDec: 73°FDec: 53°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight12h 44m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.78°N, 81.24°W

Nearby Stations

Orlando, FL25 mi SDaytona Beach, FL29 mi NELeesburg, FL34 mi WWinter Haven, FL58 mi SWMelbourne, FL59 mi SELakeland, FL72 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Sanford — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
115 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 86. Record: 115 in 2026.

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