27.401°N, 82.559°W · station SRQthr · 116 years of record
83°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sarasota-Bradenton.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sarasota-Bradenton — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#77 / 114
warmest Oct 17 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
94°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 17 ever
72°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 83°F — 77th warmest Oct 17 of 114 years · record 94°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 113
warmest Oct 18 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
93°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 18 ever
69°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 80°F — 97th warmest Oct 18 of 113 years · record 93°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 115
warmest Oct 19 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
92°F
set in 1918
Coolest Oct 19 ever
69°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 80°F — 98th warmest Oct 19 of 115 years · record 92°F (1918) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 115
warmest Oct 20 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 20 ever
71°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 80°F — 90th warmest Oct 20 of 115 years · record 91°F (2005) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 115
warmest Oct 21 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
91°F
set in 1973
Coolest Oct 21 ever
66°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 80°F — 96th warmest Oct 21 of 115 years · record 91°F (1973) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#95 / 115
warmest Oct 22 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 1993
Coolest Oct 22 ever
69°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 80°F — 95th warmest Oct 22 of 115 years · record 92°F (1993) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 114
warmest Oct 23 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 2023
Coolest Oct 23 ever
67°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 80°F — 97th warmest Oct 23 of 114 years · record 91°F (2023) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sarasota-Bradenton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1911–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
91°FJan 26, 1990
23°FJan 29, 1940
Feb
90°FFeb 20, 2018
21°FFeb 4, 1917
Mar
91°FMar 19, 1921
30°FMar 2, 1941
Apr
96°FApr 29, 2017
37°FApr 5, 1915
May
99°FMay 30, 2024
45°FMay 16, 1917
Jun
100°FJun 18, 1998
52°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
101°FJul 23, 1971
62°FJul 6, 1947
Aug
101°FAug 1, 1972
60°FAug 14, 1972
Sep
98°FSep 11, 1925
58°FSep 30, 1970
Oct
99°FOct 14, 1962
40°FOct 29, 1944
Nov
92°FNov 2, 1971
27°FNov 17, 1940
Dec
90°FDec 18, 1967
20°FDec 26, 1983
All-time
101°FJul 23, 1971
20°FDec 26, 1983
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Sarasota-Bradenton so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
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 · Aug 27, 2011
Coldest high ever
41°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1977
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
73°FJan 13, 2005
41°FJan 20, 1977
Feb
73°FFeb 24, 2019
45°FFeb 3, 1917
Mar
76°FMar 19, 1965
52°FMar 4, 1980
Apr
79°FApr 26, 2015
56°FApr 3, 1915
May
81°FMay 31, 2026
71°FMay 1, 1925
Jun
84°FJun 16, 2016
76°FJun 9, 1912
Jul
85°FJul 12, 2020
75°FJul 1, 1939
Aug
86°FAug 27, 2011
76°FAug 31, 1939
Sep
86°FSep 5, 2019
76°FSep 27, 1948
Oct
81°FOct 3, 2026
64°FOct 28, 2008
Nov
78°FNov 9, 1911
53°FNov 30, 1911
Dec
76°FDec 3, 2018
44°FDec 21, 1996
All-time
86°FAug 27, 2011
41°FJan 20, 1977
Hot Streaks
Current run
3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
72 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1993
So far in 2026
120 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Sarasota-Bradenton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Sarasota-Bradenton'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 Sarasota-Bradenton's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Sarasota-Bradenton, coloured by temperature — 116 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Sarasota-Bradenton — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
120 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 11th most in 116 years. Normal for this point: 93. Record: 140 in 1990.
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