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Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

27.401°N, 82.559°W · station SRQthr · 116 years of record
83°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Sarasota-Bradenton.
83°SAT10/1780°SUN10/1880°MON10/1980°TUE10/2080°WED10/2180°THU10/2280°FRI10/23

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.
1911: 83°F1912: 87°F1913: 86°F1914: 82°F1915: 90°F1916: 88°F1917: 90°F1918: 88°F1919: 85°F1920: 88°F1921: 85°F1922: 90°F1923: 84°F1924: 86°F1925: 94°F1926: 87°F1927: 84°F1928: 89°F1929: 83°F1930: 83°F1931: 81°F1932: 80°F1933: 85°F1934: 87°F1935: 83°F1936: 88°F1937: 88°F1938: 87°F1939: 84°F1940: 83°F1941: 88°F1942: 89°F1943: 72°F1944: 81°F1945: 77°F1946: 84°F1947: 85°F1948: 83°F1949: 86°F1950: 84°F1951: 85°F1952: 88°F1953: 82°F1954: 77°F1955: 85°F1956: 78°F1957: 87°F1958: 85°F1959: 88°F1960: 89°F1961: 87°F1962: 88°F1963: 86°F1964: 77°F1965: 88°F1966: 89°F1967: 85°F1968: 88°F1969: 89°F1970: 85°F1971: 90°F1972: 86°F1973: 89°F1974: 81°F1975: 85°F1976: 82°F1977: 78°F1978: 79°F1979: 88°F1980: 85°F1981: 80°F1982: 78°F1983: 88°F1984: 86°F1985: 89°F1986: 79°F1988: 83°F1989: 92°F1990: 91°F1991: 77°F1992: 87°F1993: 78°F1994: 85°F1995: 83°F1996: 86°F1997: 87°F1998: 89°F1999: 82°F2000: 83°F2001: 75°F2002: 78°F2003: 84°F2004: 79°F2005: 87°F2006: 85°F2007: 90°F2008: 88°F2009: 79°F2010: 85°F2011: 82°F2012: 88°F2013: 85°F2014: 82°F2015: 87°F2016: 91°F2017: 82°F2018: 92°F2019: 89°F2020: 91°F2021: 87°F2022: 85°F2023: 74°F2024: 76°F2025: 87°F83° forecast70758085909519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1783°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record94°F
This-date rank#77 of 114
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record101°F (1971)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1911–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan91°FJan 26, 199023°FJan 29, 1940
Feb90°FFeb 20, 201821°FFeb 4, 1917
Mar91°FMar 19, 192130°FMar 2, 1941
Apr96°FApr 29, 201737°FApr 5, 1915
May99°FMay 30, 202445°FMay 16, 1917
Jun100°FJun 18, 199852°FJun 1, 1984
Jul101°FJul 23, 197162°FJul 6, 1947
Aug101°FAug 1, 197260°FAug 14, 1972
Sep98°FSep 11, 192558°FSep 30, 1970
Oct99°FOct 14, 196240°FOct 29, 1944
Nov92°FNov 2, 197127°FNov 17, 1940
Dec90°FDec 18, 196720°FDec 26, 1983
All-time101°FJul 23, 197120°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan73°FJan 13, 200541°FJan 20, 1977
Feb73°FFeb 24, 201945°FFeb 3, 1917
Mar76°FMar 19, 196552°FMar 4, 1980
Apr79°FApr 26, 201556°FApr 3, 1915
May81°FMay 31, 202671°FMay 1, 1925
Jun84°FJun 16, 201676°FJun 9, 1912
Jul85°FJul 12, 202075°FJul 1, 1939
Aug86°FAug 27, 201176°FAug 31, 1939
Sep86°FSep 5, 201976°FSep 27, 1948
Oct81°FOct 3, 202664°FOct 28, 2008
Nov78°FNov 9, 191153°FNov 30, 1911
Dec76°FDec 3, 201844°FDec 21, 1996
All-time86°FAug 27, 201141°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.
Jan: 72°FJan: 52°FFeb: 74°FFeb: 54°FMar: 78°FMar: 57°FApr: 82°FApr: 62°FMay: 87°FMay: 68°FJun: 90°FJun: 73°FJul: 91°FJul: 75°FAug: 91°FAug: 75°FSep: 90°FSep: 74°FOct: 86°FOct: 68°FNov: 79°FNov: 60°FDec: 75°FDec: 55°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset5:01 PM
Solar noon11:16 AM
Daylight11h 30m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

27.40°N, 82.56°W

Nearby Stations

Tampa, FL38 mi NPunta Gorda, FL48 mi SELakeland, FL51 mi NEWinter Haven, FL66 mi NEFort Myers, FL70 mi SEBrooksville, FL74 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1911

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.
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL daily high heat map 1911–2026

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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