Florida · THREADEX · 1948–2026

Sanford, FL

28.779°N, 81.244°W · station SFBthr · 79 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sanford.
93°MON7/1395°TUE7/1495°WED7/1596°THU7/1694°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1894°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#4 / 77
warmest Jul 16 in 77 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

99°F
set in 1981

Coolest Jul 16 ever

84°F
set in 2003

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Sanford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
8492991948: 93°F1949: 94°F1950: 93°F1951: 96°F1952: 88°F1953: 92°F1954: 87°F1956: 95°F1957: 95°F1958: 93°F1959: 90°F1960: 96°F1961: 95°F1962: 91°F1963: 89°F1964: 91°F1965: 87°F1966: 95°F1967: 94°F1968: 88°F1969: 96°F1970: 94°F1971: 97°F1972: 91°F1973: 96°F1974: 93°F1975: 90°F1976: 94°F1977: 92°F1978: 92°F1979: 95°F1980: 95°F1981: 99°F1982: 90°F1983: 91°F1984: 90°F1985: 92°F1986: 90°F1987: 90°F1988: 86°F1989: 93°F1990: 89°F1991: 93°F1992: 95°F1993: 91°F1994: 93°F1995: 93°F1996: 94°F1997: 93°F1998: 85°F1999: 91°F2000: 87°F2001: 90°F2002: 95°F2003: 84°F2004: 94°F2005: 94°F2006: 95°F2007: 94°F2008: 88°F2009: 95°F2010: 95°F2011: 89°F2012: 87°F2013: 90°F2014: 87°F2015: 94°F2016: 97°F2017: 95°F2018: 94°F2019: 95°F2020: 95°F2021: 92°F2022: 87°F2023: 91°F2024: 95°F2025: 91°F96° forecast194819812025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1696°F
Hottest this date since2016
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#4 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°F199019°F1985
Feb89°F196223°F2026
Mar94°F200327°F1980
Apr97°F202036°F1950
May100°F195345°F1992
Jun102°F199852°F1984
Jul103°F199860°F1981
Aug100°F195664°F1957
Sep97°F196252°F1981
Oct95°F195839°F1989
Nov92°F198627°F1950
Dec89°F201619°F1989
All-time103°F199819°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sanford so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 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)

Hot Streaks

Current run

21 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

58 days
record run, ended Sep 6 2005

So far in 2026

68 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: 92°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 50m · losing 5 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 Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
68 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 45. Record: 68 in 2026.

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