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Tampa, FL

27.963°N, 82.540°W · station TPAthr · 137 years of record
80°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Tampa.
80°SAT10/1777°SUN10/1878°MON10/1979°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 Tampa — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#108 / 136
warmest Oct 17 in 136 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

93°F
set in 1990

Coolest Oct 17 ever

69°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 80°F — 108th warmest Oct 17 of 136 years · record 93°F (1990) · warmest since 2025.
1890: 88°F1891: 82°F1892: 82°F1893: 82°F1894: 80°F1895: 83°F1896: 73°F1897: 83°F1898: 76°F1899: 84°F1900: 83°F1901: 79°F1902: 85°F1903: 80°F1904: 83°F1905: 87°F1906: 77°F1907: 80°F1908: 85°F1909: 81°F1910: 74°F1911: 81°F1912: 86°F1913: 83°F1914: 79°F1915: 87°F1916: 86°F1917: 86°F1918: 85°F1919: 85°F1920: 85°F1921: 84°F1922: 90°F1923: 83°F1924: 82°F1925: 90°F1926: 85°F1927: 82°F1928: 88°F1929: 82°F1930: 83°F1931: 82°F1932: 78°F1933: 85°F1934: 84°F1935: 83°F1936: 87°F1937: 85°F1938: 85°F1939: 79°F1940: 83°F1941: 86°F1942: 88°F1943: 69°F1944: 77°F1945: 77°F1946: 84°F1947: 85°F1948: 83°F1949: 87°F1950: 82°F1951: 86°F1952: 84°F1953: 84°F1954: 75°F1955: 82°F1956: 72°F1957: 84°F1958: 87°F1959: 83°F1960: 86°F1961: 86°F1962: 86°F1963: 86°F1964: 74°F1965: 85°F1966: 88°F1967: 85°F1968: 86°F1969: 87°F1970: 81°F1971: 89°F1972: 86°F1973: 87°F1974: 80°F1975: 87°F1976: 84°F1977: 72°F1978: 80°F1979: 84°F1980: 87°F1981: 84°F1982: 81°F1983: 83°F1984: 87°F1985: 92°F1986: 80°F1987: 86°F1988: 86°F1989: 91°F1990: 93°F1991: 80°F1992: 85°F1993: 85°F1994: 85°F1995: 82°F1996: 86°F1997: 82°F1998: 82°F1999: 84°F2000: 82°F2001: 76°F2002: 78°F2003: 84°F2004: 78°F2005: 84°F2006: 85°F2007: 89°F2008: 88°F2009: 74°F2010: 84°F2011: 84°F2012: 85°F2013: 85°F2014: 82°F2015: 89°F2016: 90°F2017: 80°F2018: 92°F2019: 87°F2020: 92°F2021: 87°F2022: 86°F2023: 73°F2024: 76°F2025: 88°F80° forecast6570758085909518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1780°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record93°F
This-date rank#108 of 136
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record100°F (2025)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1890–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Tampa in each calendar month, and for the whole 1890–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan86°FJan 1, 199121°FJan 21, 1985
Feb89°FFeb 20, 201822°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar92°FMar 25, 190729°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 29, 201738°FApr 6, 1891
May98°FMay 26, 197549°FMay 5, 1971
Jun99°FJun 5, 198553°FJun 1, 1984
Jul100°FJul 27, 202563°FJul 1, 1970
Aug98°FAug 22, 197566°FAug 30, 1896
Sep96°FSep 2, 191254°FSep 22, 1897
Oct95°FOct 9, 194140°FOct 21, 1964
Nov92°FNov 4, 201523°FNov 25, 1970
Dec86°FDec 1, 193118°FDec 13, 1962
All-time100°FJul 27, 202518°FDec 13, 1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Tampa so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 4 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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 1980

Coldest high ever

37°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 29, 1897
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan72°FJan 7, 199837°FJan 29, 1897
Feb73°FFeb 20, 201838°FFeb 18, 1900
Mar76°FMar 20, 200347°FMar 1, 1920
Apr79°FApr 26, 201554°FApr 3, 1915
May81°FMay 29, 202565°FMay 3, 1909
Jun83°FJun 22, 200973°FJun 12, 1913
Jul85°FJul 14, 198076°FJul 9, 1896
Aug85°FAug 27, 201176°FAug 2, 1904
Sep84°FSep 16, 201873°FSep 29, 1967
Oct81°FOct 7, 201756°FOct 29, 1910
Nov78°FNov 10, 202048°FNov 27, 1903
Dec74°FDec 4, 197838°FDec 25, 1983
All-time85°FJul 14, 198037°FJan 29, 1897

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

49 days
record run, ended Aug 29 2023

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Tampa's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: 71°FJan: 52°FFeb: 73°FFeb: 55°FMar: 77°FMar: 59°FApr: 82°FApr: 64°FMay: 88°FMay: 70°FJun: 90°FJun: 75°FJul: 90°FJul: 76°FAug: 91°FAug: 76°FSep: 90°FSep: 75°FOct: 85°FOct: 69°FNov: 78°FNov: 60°FDec: 73°FDec: 55°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset5:00 PM
Solar noon11:16 AM
Daylight11h 29m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

27.96°N, 82.54°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL30 mi EBrooksville, FL35 mi NSarasota-Bradenton, FL38 mi SWinter Haven, FL48 mi ELeesburg, FL74 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL79 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Tampa's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Tampa, FL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1890

Each cell is one day's high at Tampa, coloured by temperature — 137 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Tampa, FL daily high heat map 1890–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Tampa — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
111 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 17th most in 137 years. Normal for this point: 82. Record: 136 in 1990.

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